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Federal Politics: Liberals open more daylight over CPC; but opposition leaders seen as better on core issues
Trudeau preferred on COVID-19, O’Toole leads on economic issues, Singh on affordability and poverty August 5, 2021 – The threat of a fourth wave of COVID-19, driven by the highly contagious Delta variant, has Canadian governments and health officials pulling
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Favourable vs. Capable: Party leaders earn more warmth from Canadians than trust when it comes to the job of PM
Liberals, New Democrats twice as likely as CPC voters to say they’ll vote by mail if able July 29, 2021 – The interruption of summer reverie, brought to Canadians by political volunteers acting on behalf of their leaders, is already
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Federal Politics: Pre-Writ period shows narrow gap between incumbent Liberals and CPC challengers
Climate change, Indigenous and economic issues replace COVID-19 response as top of mind July 16, 2021 – Active speculation that the country is no more than a month away from a federal election campaign means political leaders are already trying
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Federal politics: As concern over COVID-19 dissipates, other policy issues may dominate election debates
For first time in more than a year, COVID-19 not top issue for Canadians; priority for Indigenous issues doubles June 11, 2021 – As more than a year’s worth of national concern about the COVID-19 pandemic begins to ease, the
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As vaccination rate climbs, Canadians more bullish about Liberals’ handling of pandemic; vote intention remains static
34 per cent would vote for Liberal Party if election were held, 32 per cent would support CPC May 21, 2021 – The medical feat of jabbing hundreds of thousands of Canadians with COVID-19 vaccines is not only bringing Canada
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Judging the Budget: Just over half say it’s “more good than bad”; near-even split over size of deficit spend
Liberals hold slight vote intent advantage amid lack of enthusiasm and declining approval for Trudeau April 28, 2021 – This week’s vote in the House of Commons passing the new federal budget means Canadians will not be going to the
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