1.

Thinking about the upcoming Federal Election, among the following issues, please choose up to five (5) that are the most important issues to you, personally, that you'd like Canada's party leaders to talk about:
Total

BC
A

AB
B

Base: All Respondents

Weighted
Rising cost of living

2000
2000
1082
54%

262
268
147
55%

223
212
115
54%

Rising food prices

795
40%

99
37%

76
36%

Shaky economy

729
36%

Retirement pensions

729
36%

115
43%
EF
95
35%

91
43%
F
82
39%

Environmental protection

556
28%

56
26%

Job losses

545
27%

96
36%
CD
34
13%

Availability of jobs for young people

413
21%

Senate reform

387
19%

High personal debt levels of Canadians

357
18%

Support for Canadian Veterans

333
17%

The threat of ISIS

301
15%

Bill C-51 (government surveillance bill)

297
15%

Rising housing prices

262
13%

Doctor-assisted suicide

246
12%

Public transit

188
9%

Job training programs

183
9%

Gun control

183
9%

52
19%
D
47
18%
E
40
15%
E
31
12%
F
32
12%
B
26
10%

High cell phone rates

179
9%

16
6%

20
9%

The future of the Canadian mission against ISIS

in Iraq and Syria

176
9%

25
9%

Youth crime

175
9%

25
9%

28
13%
E
12
6%

Student debt

171

16

12

58
21%
E
69
26%
E
44
16%
51
19%
E
31
12%

55
26%
A
33
16%
48
22%
E
35
16%
50
24%
E
43
20%
AE
35
17%
26
12%
30
14%
15
7%
11
5%
15
7%

REGION
SK/MB
Ontario
C
D
136
130
76
58%
*
60
46%
*
43
33%
*
51
39%
*
31
24%
*
28
22%
A*
20
15%
*
26
20%
*
21
16%
*
24
19%
E*
24
18%
E*
20
16%
*
22
17%
E*
11
8%
*
7
6%
*
7
5%
*
13
10%
*
15
11%
*
10
8%
*
15
12%
*
10

HOUSEHOLD INCOME
40K - <60K 60K - <100K
H
I

Quebec
E

Atlantic
F

<40K
G

742
767
407
53%

462
481
263
55%

175
142
74
52%

305
40%

191
40%

65
46%

282
37%
F
295
38%

163
34%

36
25%

468
551
315
57%
J
255
46%
IJ
158
29%

293
303
176
58%
J
131
43%
J
101
33%

164
34%

42
30%

164
30%

165
21%

167
35%
CD
156
32%
AC
53
11%

40
28%

100K+
J

HOUSEHOLD
Kids
No Kids
K
L

515
488
256
52%

438
357
167
47%

441
392
229
59%

1559
1608
852
53%

97
27%

155
40%

640
40%

151
42%
GH
132
37%

118
30%

143
26%

123
41%
G
74
24%

180
37%
J
212
43%
GH
187
38%
G
148
30%

110
31%

83
21%

168
30%

81
27%

119
24%

94
26%

111
28%

94
17%

60
20%

104
21%

338
21%

81
15%

91
19%

38
10%

96
20%

27
19%

76
14%
80
14%

47
10%

36
25%
E
16
12%

98
20%
G
79
16%

348
22%
K
274
17%

24
5%

67
22%
G
64
21%
G
56
18%

93
26%
G
90
25%
GI
69
19%
G
64
18%

75
19%

62
13%

43
31%
A
42
30%
BCE
27
19%

611
38%
K
620
39%
K
472
29%
K
434
27%

76
14%

39
13%

71
14%

66
19%

53
13%

294
18%
K
249
15%

66
14%

21
15%

83
15%

49
16%

77
16%

54
15%

48
12%

249
15%

41
8%

14
10%

41
14%

50
10%

36
10%

19
13%

34
11%

67
14%

44
12%

74
19%
L
26
7%

188
12%

41
9%

93
17%
IJ
55
10%

4
3%

23
8%

35
7%

29
8%

35
9%

13
9%

72
13%
HIJ
60
11%

34
11%

39
8%

24
7%

40
10%

144
9%

8
6%

53
10%

19
6%

37
8%

36
10%

43
11%

140
9%

73
10%

42
9%
F
51
11%
B
65
14%
BDF
39
8%

220
14%
K
153
10%

16
11%

50
9%

26
9%

46
9%

34
9%

41
11%

138
9%

73
10%

30
6%

11
8%

36
6%

44
9%

35
10%

26
7%

150
9%

54
7%

53
11%
D
43

16
11%

58
10%

38
12%
G
25
8%

39
8%

28
8%

127
8%

16

67

22

23

30

48
12%
L
37

228
30%
A
207
27%
BCE
155
20%
E
134
18%
148
19%
E
141
18%
AE
102
13%
113
15%
E
105
14%
E
87
11%
F
69
9%
55
7%

74

109
28%

83
21%
39
10%

134

Student debt
9%

6%

6%

National child care program

170
8%

20
7%

19
9%

Access to employment insurance

161
8%

13
5%

19
9%

Traffic congestion and gridlock

156
8%

14
5%

Teachers' strikes

148
7%

First Nations reconciliation

123
6%

24
9%
BF
21
8%

14
7%
F
6
3%

Youth radicalization

71
4%

1
*

3
1%

Abortion

48
2%

2
1%

7
4%

Lack of incumbents seeking re-election

20
1%

4
2%

4
2%

- Column Proportions:
Columns Tested (5%): A/B/C/D/E/F,G/H/I/J,K/L
Minimum Base: 30 (**), Small Base: 100 (*)
- Column Means:
Columns Tested (5%): A/B/C/D/E/F,G/H/I/J,K/L
Minimum Base: 30 (**), Small Base: 100 (*)
Table of Contents

9
4%

8%
*
13
10%
*
7
5%
*
4
3%
*
6
4%
*
16
13%
BDE*
2
1%
*
3
2%
*
1
1%
*

10%

9%

11%

55
7%

45
9%

17
12%

38
5%

75
16%
ABCDF
63
13%
ABCDF
24
5%

59
8%
F
85
11%
BCEF
40
5%
14
2%
11
1%
7
1%

10
7%

12%
I
51
9%
H
55
10%

7%

5%

14
5%

49
10%
H
36
7%

32
11%

2
2%

28
5%

17
6%

4
3%

25
5%

15
5%

29
6%

8
6%

40
7%

45
9%
ABCD
21
4%
AD
4
1%

7
5%
AD
4
3%
1
1%

8%
I
24
7%
25
7%

22
7%

49
10%
G
43
9%
G
23
5%

43
12%
GH
29
8%
G
23
6%

17
3%

11
4%

26
5%

14
3%

9
3%

6
1%

6
2%

10%

8%

79
20%
L
44
11%
L
30
8%

90
6%
116
7%
126
8%

47
12%
L
20
5%

101
6%

14
4%

9
2%

62
4%

16
3%

4
1%

15
4%

33
2%

4
1%

4
1%

4
1%

16
1%

103
6%