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B.C. Election: Liberal economic message resonates; concerns over campaign finance and housing persist
Six-in-ten B.C. residents say opposition lacks a real plan to help the province March 24, 2017 – Investigations into campaign financing have commenced, tax cuts have been tabled, hacking allegations have flown (and apologies have been given), all this against
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Politics Electrified: Three-in-four Ontarians say their hydro bills are ‘unreasonable’; think they’ll rise further
Nearly eight-in-ten say hydro issues will be at the top of their minds during the next provincial election March 24, 2017 – As Premier Kathleen Wynne’s approval rating threatens to fall into the single digits – dropping to 12 per
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Premiers’ Performance: Wynne’s approval rating sinks to 12 per cent – an all-time low
Couillard the only Premier to see an increase in approval across Canada March 24, 2017 – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s slide towards single digit job approval continues. After another four-point drop in quarterly job performance approval analysis by the Angus
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Canadian deficit concerns balloon ahead of Liberals’ second budget
Number of Canadians naming government spending as a top issue has almost doubled since 2015 March 20, 2017 – As the federal government prepares to release its second budget since winning the 2015 election on a promise to run “modest
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M-103: If Canadians, not MPs, voted in the House, the motion condemning Islamophobia would be defeated
Three-in-ten say the motion is ‘a threat to Canadians’ freedom of speech’ and should not be passed March 23, 2017 – As Parliament prepares to vote on the anti-Islamophobia motion that has been part of the national discourse for months,
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Half of Canadians say Trump right on increased NATO spending, but fewer actually want to meet that mark
Most say it was inappropriate of President to suggest not defending NATO allies under contribution target March 14, 2017 – As Finance Minister Bill Morneau gets set to table what is already being touted as a “cautious budget,” he will
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