Jack Layton posts a positive momentum score, as his party reaches the 20 per cent mark for the first time since the 2008 campaign. The three main federal party leaders have improved their standing during the Winter Olympic break, and the ruling Conservatives maintain their four-point advantage over the Liberals as Canada prepares to review the latest federal budget, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. Voting Intention Across the country, 33 per cent of decided voters (-1 since mid-February) would ... | Read More

The large majority of the population of Great Britain feels that Parliament does not adequately represent them. People in Great Britain are disillusioned with Parliament and think that most or virtually all lawmakers have abused their allowance system, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample of 2,002 British adults, 71 per cent of respondents say the House of Commons fails to adequately represent their interests and those of their communities. The ... | Read More

The Tories hold a four-point advantage nationally over the Grits, who have turned Ontario into a tight battleground. Version française (PDF) Public support for the Conservatives continues to erode in Canada, and the opposition Liberals have moved to within four points of the governing party, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. The online survey of a representative national sample of 1,005 adults also shows that Stephen Harper has the worst momentum score of the three main party leaders, while Michael ... | Read More

Momentum score for the Prime Minister drops, as a majority of Canadians expect a federal election to take place this year. Since the Prime Minister's decision to prorogue Parliament, the governing Conservative Party has lost support across Canada, while the New Democratic Party (NDP) begins the year in a good position, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. The online survey of a representative national sample of 1,077 adults also finds that the momentum rating for Stephen Harper has dropped ... | Read More

Unique survey exposes Canadians to the Liberal Party’s recently released advertisements, and finds negligible effect from radio and print campaign. Version française (PDF) A large proportion of Canadians are disappointed with the Prime Minister's decision to prorogue Parliament, and the electorate’s perceptions of Stephen Harper have taken a negative turn, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In order to gauge the effect of the recently released Liberal Party ads, half of respondents to this poll listened to the "cover-up" radio ... | Read More

Carole James recovers some lost ground, while two-thirds of British Columbians disapprove of Gordon Campbell’s performance. The opposition BC NDP has maintained their strong lead over the governing BC Liberals, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative provincial sample of 800 British Columbians, Carole James’s New Democratic Party (NDP) has the support of 47 per cent of respondents (+2 since September). Gordon Campbell’s BC Liberals have the support of one third of voters (33%, ... | Read More

A majority of respondents believe their president “inspires hope” and is “inexperienced." A year has passed since Barack Obama announced, to a global audience, that "change was coming to America." A new poll conducted by Angus Reid Public Opinion shows that the U.S. President has fulfilled the expectations of almost half of Americans, but certain negative labels that emerged during the course of last year's presidential campaign have not been completely set aside. In the online survey of a representative sample of ... | Read More

The opposition Conservative Party remains ahead of its rivals in Britain, but has lost ground over the past couple of weeks as support has shifted to two minor parties, a new Angus Reid Strategies poll conducted in cooperation with PoliticalBetting.com has found. Voting Intention Across Great Britain, 38 per cent of decided voters and leaners (-2 since mid-October) would cast a ballot for the Conservative candidate in their constituency if a General Election were held tomorrow. The governing Labour Party remains in ... | Read More

People in the United States are more likely to say that former U.S. president Ronald Reagan deserves credit for the collapse of communism, while respondents in Canada and Great Britain select former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and Polish union leader Lech Walesa, according to a new three-country study by Angus Reid Strategies. The online survey of representative national samples asked respondents to assess the performance of nine political figures of the 1980s, and their effect in the eventual collapse of communism. For ... | Read More

The Conservative Party maintains a considerable advantage over the opposition, according to the Canadian Political Pulse, conducted by Angus Reid Strategies in partnership with the Toronto Star. The online survey of a representative national sample of 1,001 adults also finds that Prime Minister and Conservative leader Stephen Harper currently has a higher approval rating than both Liberal and Official Opposition leader Michael Ignatieff and New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jack Layton. Voting Intention Across the country, 40 per cent of decided voters (-1 ... | Read More