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Mario Canseco: Canadians expect more holiday stress in 2024 than during COVID

As the year draws to a close, our collective perspective on the holiday season is not particularly rosy. More than half of Canadians (53 per cent,...

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Mario Canseco: Three-quarters of British Columbians support speed-on-green cameras

Recently, the government of Alberta announced its intention to phase-out the use of “photo radar” across the province. The goal is to reduce the...

11.12.2024 10

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Mario Canseco: B.C.'s digital divide persists post-pandemic

The pandemic was supposed to usher in a new era of connectivity in British Columbia, and some things have not changed since we went back to the office...

26.11.2024 10

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Mario Canseco: Canadians and Americans drifting further apart on climate change

As world delegates assemble in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the 2024 United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference, the perceptions of Canadians and...

19.11.2024 10

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Mario Canseco: As Grey Cup approaches, just a third of Canadians are CFL fans

The Grey Cup was presented to a winning team for 101 consecutive years. Not even the Second World War stopped Canada from having a national football...

12.11.2024 10

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Mario Canseco: Many Canadians support criminalizing residential school denials

Four years ago, 45 per cent of Canadians who attended elementary school and/or high school in Canada said they did not learn anything about...

05.11.2024 10

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Mario Canseco: High stakes for the White House as women, youth hold key votes

We are used to political candidates describing any election that features them as “the most important in our lifetime.” This has definitely been...

04.11.2024 20

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Mario Canseco: Tale of two big cities reshapes B.C. politics

As the province awaits the formation of the next provincial government, there are lessons from the campaign that affect all political parties. The...

02.11.2024 6

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Mario Canseco: Halloween costumes, candy prove to be divisive for Canadians

This year, Halloween falls on a Thursday. Maybe you have things to do in the afternoon or night, meetings to attend (either virtually or in person) or...

26.10.2024 20

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Opinion: Legalization hasn’t killed the black market for cannabis in Canada

Six years ago, the consumption of marijuana became legal all over Canada. This was one of the promises made by Justin Trudeau in the 2015 federal...

22.10.2024 10

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Rustad loses ground in polls following TV debate

Televised debates in Canadian provincial and federal elections present a chance for the challenger—usually the leader of the official...

17.10.2024 10

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Survey finds vaccine skepticism rising in B.C.

The advent of social media has provided ample opportunities for humans to bond. At first, it was remarkable and refreshing to see groups of people...

15.10.2024 9

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B.C. voters want health-care overhaul but are wary of privatization, survey reveals

In the latest survey conducted by Research Co., practically one in five British Columbians (19 per cent) cite health care as the most important...

08.10.2024 6

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Mario Canseco: Latest polling has BC NDP and BC Conservatives effectively tied

With just two weeks to go before election day in British Columbia, the race remains considerably tight. The governing BC NDP and the Conservative...

04.10.2024 10

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Opinion: With Eby and Rustad tied on economic leadership, housing will be key

For many, the B.C. elections of 2005 and 2009 were effectively plebiscites about economic management. In a survey I conducted in the middle of the...

02.10.2024 20

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British Columbians unite behind bail reform as safety issues take centre stage: survey

Earlier this month, Research Co. conducted a survey on behalf of the Save Our Streets (SOS) Coalition. Some of the findings were not surprising, such...

27.09.2024 30

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Climate concerns fade as survey shows BC NDP voters rethinking carbon tax

In one of the first surveys I had conducted in 2007, the environment was identified as the most important issue for British Columbians. Health care...

24.09.2024 10

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Eby’s gains in polling tested by Rustad’s surge among B.C.’s young voters

Provincial government changes are usually preceded by a period of intense animosity towards incumbents. This can be particularly complicated for...

19.09.2024 10

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B.C. election now a coin toss between NDP and Conservatives, polling reveals

The two-party race for the provincial government that started to develop earlier this year has solidified with the disappearance of BC United. As was...

17.09.2024 20

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More Canadians believe China has interfered in domestic elections, polling finds

In 2004, Canadians were getting acquainted with the early stages of the Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities....

10.09.2024 10

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Justin Trudeau tops list of Canada's worst prime ministers, says new poll

Timing is everything in politics. If New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jack Layton had not emerged as the clear winner of the 2011 federal leaders’...

03.09.2024 10

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Opinion: Alberta election upheaval echoes B.C.'s shifting political winds

The 2012 provincial election in Alberta provided an interesting case study on how support for an Official Opposition party can shift when a third...

30.08.2024 9

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Half of Canadians support mandatory national service, survey reveals

While Canadians are technically a year removed from the next federal election, 2024 has provided plenty of opportunities to look at the way other...

27.08.2024 10

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Opinion: ‘Radical’ rhetoric all part of the game in Canadian politics

If you have been following Canadian and American politics recently, one adjective — “radical” — has dominated sound bites and speeches on both...

22.08.2024 10

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Federal Conservatives ahead in the polls in nearly every respect

To federal Liberal Party supporters, the end of summer was supposed to bring positive momentum for the country’s governing party. The reality is...

20.08.2024 20

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Canadians increasingly worried about economy and their finances, polling shows

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...

13.08.2024 10

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Canadians are split on the explosion of business ‘no-show' fees

When Canadians began to go back to their regular activities upon the conclusion of the COVID-19 pandemic, many were pleased with the return of certain...

06.08.2024 10

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Advancing voting to plummet in B.C.'s fall election, according to survey

The last provincial election that took place in British Columbia was unique in many ways. It was called early, it happened in the middle of a global...

01.08.2024 10

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B.C. voters keep ditching United for Conservatives ahead of fall election, survey reveals

We are less than three months away from a scheduled provincial election in British Columbia. The illusions of an easy victory by the governing BC New...

30.07.2024 10

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Growing majority disagree with a provincial name change for B.C., survey reveals

In November 2023, Research Co. and Glacier Media looked into the meaning of reconciliation for residents of British Columbia. The results outlined a...

16.07.2024 10

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SOGI policies divide voters ahead of provincial elections, survey reveals

Three provinces are scheduled to hold provincial elections this year. In each one of them, discussions about sexual education in schools have received...

09.07.2024 10

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Confidence in government crashes as Canadians feel left behind, survey reveals

Our annual look at the institutions and features that elicit feelings of pride among Canadians has gone through some remarkable changes over the...

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Opinion: In B.C.'s election, strong positions are proving politically more convenient

The provincial elections that have taken place in this century in British Columbia have provided opportunities to test a dominant centre right-party...

27.06.2024 10

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Momentum is on the side of the BC Conservatives and BC Greens, polling reveals

In the summer of 2008, Carole James capitalized on then-premier Gordon Campbell’s aloof style, at one point surpassing the BC Liberals in voting...

25.06.2024 10

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British Columbians’ top Canadian relocation destination? Alberta, says poll

  Earlier this year, we asked a simple question to residents of six Canadian provinces: “Suppose you had to move out of your province and live in...

18.06.2024 10

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Almost half of Canadians think country should cut immigration, says polling

Earlier this month, U.S. President Joe Biden implemented a ban on asylum seekers who cross the border from Mexico. The move, just days after a...

11.06.2024 10

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Canadians’ confidence in health-care services hits a six-year low, says poll

Canadians’ relationship with the health-care system has always been fascinating to study. When elections roll around, voters tend to gravitate...

04.06.2024 20

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Trump's popularity creeping upwards in Canada, says survey

In the summer of 2020, 73 per cent of Canadians told Research Co. and Glacier Media that the presidency of Donald Trump in the United States had been...

28.05.2024 40

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Tied with Greens, BC United slouching towards fall election bust, says poll

The provincial election in British Columbia has turned into a contest between an incumbent party with a new leader and an upstart party that has not...

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B.C.'s 2024 election is now a decidedly competitive race, poll reveals

In January, B.C. had a dominant incumbent government, a fractured opposition and no political party able to pass the 30-per-cent mark in voting...

21.05.2024 30

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Opinion: Food inflation is changing consumer habits—could it change votes?

For a few days in February, supermarket retailers appeared to be the most hated people in Canada. We had appearances in House of Commons committees,...

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Canadians want more regulations around smoking, according to poll

Across the country, just over one in five Canadians (21 per cent) say they smoked tobacco over the course of the past year. Alberta and Quebec are...

07.05.2024 30

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British Columbians prefer FIFA, Summer Olympics bid over second Winter Games, says polling

As British Columbians continue to enjoy the Vancouver Canucks’ performance in the Stanley Cup playoffs, questions surrounding the ability of...

30.04.2024 40

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More British Columbians support a BC United-BC Conservative merger, says survey

With five months to go before British Columbians cast their ballots in the provincial election, our collective concerns remain clear. Housing, poverty...

24.04.2024 20

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Most Canadians think economy, health care worse under Trudeau, according to poll

In May 2020, about one in four Canadians told us that Justin Trudeau had performed “better than expected” and had “accomplished much” during...

16.04.2024 20

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Half of British Columbians are afraid of crime in their community, says poll

In late November 2023, only three per cent of Canadians identified crime and public safety as the most important issue facing the country. Practically...

09.04.2024 10

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Poll: Majority of Canadians support death penalty for murder

In the first few months of 2024, Canadians were exposed to stories—particularly on social media—that reignited the debate on capital punishment....

02.04.2024 40

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Mario Canseco: Small majorities happy with B.C. government's pandemic performance

Four years ago, our surveys showed a province gripped by uncertainty and fear as B.C. began to navigate the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

26.03.2024 30

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Mario Canseco: Support for King Charles wanes as Canadians' republican sentiment grows

Since I started asking questions about the monarchy and the Royal Family in 2009, the favourability rating for Queen Elizabeth II in Canada never fell...

19.03.2024 10

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Mario Canseco: B.C. households still struggling to recover from pandemic

Four years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in B.C., Research Co. and Glacier Media wanted to gauge the economic recovery of households in...

12.03.2024 10

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