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Cross-Canada Outlook: September 2025 - Angus Reid Institute Each quarter Angus Reid Institute undertakes an immense coast to coast survey of more than 4,000 Canadians. The Cross-Canada Outlook is a scan of the top priorities facing different regions, how they ...

Each quarter ARI undertakes an immense coast to coast survey of more than 4,000 Canadians. The Cross-Canada Outlook is a scan of top priorities facing different regions, how they view their leadership and govts, and who they would vote for if an election were held:

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Poilievre’s Prospects: CPC voters back him; those who could’ve put him over the top are far less supportive - Angus Reid Institute Half of Canadians say they would be ‘ashamed to call him PM’, a 10-point increase from 2023 August 21, 2025 – Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has easily slain the 200-headed hydra he faced in his...

Half of Canadians say they would be ‘ashamed’ to call Poilievre PM, a 10-point increase from 2023. Likability drops four points, views of him as a critic of government still strong:

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Flight risk: Canadians side with flight attendants in ‘ground pay’ dispute with Air Canada - Angus Reid Institute Cost concerns linger; only one-in-six would pay five per cent or more on airfare to fund pay increase August 15, 2025 – As hundreds of thousands of Air Canada ticket holders navigate alternative trave...

New, Now: Flight risk: Canadians side with flight attendants in ‘ground pay’ dispute with Air Canada

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New from us @angusreidinstitute.bsky.social, our independent, self commissioned poll showing on which side of the aisle Canadians sit when it comes to the Air Canada vs flight attendants dispute. Key graph below, read the whole thing here: angusreid.org/air-canada-s...

A Year of Service? Canadians – including young adults – embrace the idea of civilian service for those under 30 - Angus Reid Institute Young adults support giving a year of their life to national service; but it depends on the kind of work August 11, 2025 – Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke last week in Trenton, Ontario to announce wh...

A Year of Service? Canadians – including young adults – embrace the idea of civilian service for those under 30

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Canadians now say by two-to-one rate that Israel is committing genocide: angusreid.org/israel-gaza-...

Two-thirds say Canada should take “hard” line in trade talks, rebuff Trump’s rebuke on Palestine stance

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Battle of the Long Ballot: CPC voters call protest ‘inappropriate’, want it banned — others say it’s fair game - Angus Reid Institute More Canadians support (47%) than oppose (34%) a law to prevent metre-long ballots in future elections July 28, 2025 – After battling 90 other candidates in April and set to duke it out with 200 more ...

Battle of the Long Ballot: CPC voters call protest ‘inappropriate’, want it banned — others say it’s fair game

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Home Office vs. Head Office: Most Canadian workers say they prefer to stay home as return-to-work push grows - Angus Reid Institute Angus Reid Institute study looking into perceptions of working from home and the trend of large institutions calling workers back to office

Home Office vs. Head Office: Most Canadian workers say they prefer to stay home as return-to-work push grows

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Half say they’d go to war for Canada, but young people far less willing to enlist - Canadians who say they feel proud of Armed Forces declines by 27 points since 2019 July 10, 2025 – As Canada looks to ramp up spending on the Armed Forces to meet NATO commitments, there appears to be...

Half say they’d go to war for Canada, but young people far less willing to enlist

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Canada Day 2025: Pride & optimism rebound, but significant divides over what the country has to offer - Slightly more say Canada on the right track (46%) than wrong track (40%) June 27, 2025 – There may be more white and red on display this Canada Day, as a Donald Trump-driven boost to national pride an...

Pride & optimism rebound, but significant divides over what the country has to offer

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As we did two years ago, @angusreidinstitute.bsky.social
conducted polling to understand how much Canadians actually do know about the bombing disaster. The results are pretty grim. Follow along while I walk you though them.

40 Years after Air India: Half say bombing has ‘never been treated like a Canadian tragedy’ - With knowledge of terrorist attack low, most support more being done to inform Canadians June 23, 2025 – Today marks 40 years to the day that Canada endured the worst terror attack in its history, but...

40 Years after Air India: Half say bombing has ‘never been treated like a Canadian tragedy’

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Elbows up vs ROI: Amid economic uncertainty most want CPPIB investors to prioritize profits before patriotism

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Premiers’ Performance: Eby, Ford and Legault face post-tariff tension tumble, while Smith and Kinew rise

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Carney vs his predecessors. He starts in a similar range with the approval of close to three-in-five, evidently a starting point for many PMs.

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What is "the west" in Canada?

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Undefined, Undermined? Little accord over what includes ‘the West’, but much common ground on shared grievances - Alberta, Saskatchewan far more likely to feel poorly represented; Ontario most comfortable in federation June 4, 2025 –  The country’s premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney found much common ground ...

Undefined, Undermined? Little accord over what includes ‘the West’, but much common ground on shared grievances

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Royally Indifferent: 83 per cent of Canadians say they ‘don’t care’ that King Charles will deliver throne speech - Despite the apathy, more say monarch’s speech is a ‘good thing’ (37%) than ‘bad’ (23%) May 26, 2025 – While Prime Minister Mark Carney’s now-accepted invitation to King Charles to read the throne spee...

Royally Indifferent: 83 per cent of Canadians say they ‘don’t care’ that King Charles will deliver throne speech

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Royally Indifferent: 83 per cent of Canadians say they ‘don’t care’ that King Charles will deliver throne speech - Despite the apathy, more say monarch’s speech is a ‘good thing’ (37%) than ‘bad’ (23%) May 26, 2025 – While Prime Minister Mark Carney’s now-accepted invitation to King Charles to read the throne spee...

New, now: Royally Indifferent: 83 per cent of Canadians say they ‘don’t care’ that King Charles will deliver throne speech

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New cabinet, meet familiar challenges in Alberta, Sask. Canadians divided on response to Smith’s demands - Vast majority say Canada would be worse off without Alberta and Saskatchewan amid separation talk May 14, 2025 – Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a new cabinet this week, but some of the key challe...

New cabinet, meet familiar challenges in Alberta, Sask. Canadians divided on response to Smith’s demands

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Referendum Reality? Half in Alberta & Saskatchewan call for vote on independence, but fewer would actually leave - Concessions on emissions caps, Bill C-69, east-to-west pipelines sway many “leave” voters May 8, 2025 – The path for a referendum on separation in Alberta was laid out this week by Premier Danielle Sm...

Referendum Reality? Half in Alberta & Saskatchewan call for vote on independence, but fewer would actually leave

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Opinion | The World Is Watching Canada Canada’s greatest opportunity lies in its ability to reframe its place in the world beyond America.

From our President @shachikurl.bsky.social in the @nytimes.com today

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Thanks to our team for the hard work throughout this election!
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Canada’s national party leaders have never been less popular, and 50 years of data demonstrates that - For the first time since 1974, all three major federal party leaders score at least -12 in approval May 9, 2024 – Many pundits and observers have speculated that politics has “never been this divisive...

From May - all three federal leaders, Trudeau, Singh, Poilievre, are now out of parliament:

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In terms of vote share projections, @mainstresearch.bsky.social, Liaison Strategies, and @angusreidinstitute.bsky.social came came closest to the mark—as did The Signal from @voxpoplabs.bsky.social, which had the lowest error of the poll aggregators.

All down to E-Day: Liberal voters dominate early voting but election day support splits evenly between CPC, LPC - Campaign ends with a narrow lead for Mark Carney and the Liberals April 26, 2025 – While it may be one of the most cliched statements about politics, in the case of Canada’s 45th federal election, it ...

All down to E-Day: Liberal voters dominate early voting but election day support splits evenly between CPC, LPC

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Number of hockey fans saying they’ll support any of Canada’s teams in playoffs reaches a 10-year high

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Election 45: Poilievre’s favourability improves, but with party standings unchanged, is it too little, too late? - With CPC yet to release costed platform, Liberals hold slight lead that grows larger in major urban centres April 21, 2025 – Plus ça change. Little else may sum up the state of Canada’s 45th federal e...

Election 45: Poilievre’s favourability improves, but with party standings unchanged, is it too little, too late?

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Election 45: Liberal lead softens as focus on Trump slips; gender divide widens, CPC make gains among men over 34 - Race tightens in British Columbia as CPC support grows, Liberals’ strength in Ontario and Quebec holds April 14, 2025 – As the runway shortens for all parties to make gains and lock in votes in this f...

Election 45: Liberal lead softens as focus on Trump slips; gender divide widens, CPC make gains among men over 34

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