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As election talk heats up, one-quarter of Canadians cool to voting in person during pandemic
Centre-left voters are more hesitant than Conservatives to head to a polling place this fall September 10, 2020 – As speculation about the content of a throne speech fuels talk about a fall election, a new study from the non-profit
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Ontario Spotlight: As COVID-19 cases climb, can the Ford government maintain the political goodwill it’s earned?
Ontario residents broadly approve of how their government is addressing COVID-19 and the economy September 18, 2020 – Premier Doug Ford’s marked change in tone has been a significant undercurrent in the story of the Ontario government’s handling of the
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Alberta Spotlight: As dissatisfaction with UCP intensifies, voters say they’re ready to take another look at the NDP
Albertans critical of government’s handling of health care, economy, and public education September 14, 2020 – A year and a half of governing appears to be souring Albertans on the UCP. While it swept to victory in the April 2019
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Federal Politics: Election speculation season begins with main contenders in dead heat
Trudeau approval stabilizes at 45 per cent September 2, 2020 – Exactly three weeks from a scheduled re-opening of Parliament with a Speech from the Throne that may ultimately trigger a fall election, the latest public opinion data from the
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B.C. Spotlight: Massive lead over opposition may make an election irresistible to the NDP, but risks lie ahead
BC NDP voters more likely to express discomfort with in-person voting were an election called September 4, 2020 – Premier John Horgan recently suggested an early election could be an “opportunity” for his BC NDP, though the party was quick
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Premiers’ Performance: Election drums beat to incumbents’ tune in British Columbia, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan
Ford and Legault approved of by two-thirds as Ontario and Quebec respectively August 31, 2020 – Response to the coronavirus pandemic continues to be a key metric by which Canadians rate their political leaders in 2020. The issue consistently supersedes
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