Our perception of the national economy has worsened since the start of the year. Just under a third of Canadians (32 per cent, down three points since January) rate the economic conditions in Canada today as “very good” or “good,” while 64 per cent (up three points) consider them “poor” or “very poor.”

Nowhere is animosity towards the current state of affairs higher than in Alberta, where practically four in five residents (79 per cent) are dissatisfied with the national picture. In B.C., 66 per cent feel the same.

And, for the first time since we started tracking this issue in January 2022, 51 per cent of Canadians (up nine points) say their own personal finances today are “poor” or “very poor,” while 46 per cent (down eight points) say they are “very good” or “good.”

Canadians aged 35 to 54 are the least likely to look at their financial situation in a positive light (41 per cent). The proportions are higher among their counterparts aged 35 to 54 (44 per cent) and aged 55 and........

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