Canadians support budget, accept deficit, poll suggests
Canadians may not love the $29.4 billion in deficit spending announced in Tuesday's federal budget, but they can live with it, are broadly supportive of many of the measures included in the budget, and would pass it if they were MPs, a new poll suggests.
The survey, conducted by Abacus Data shortly after the budget was tabled and commissioned by EY, found that Canadians are generally looking on the budget favourably, if not enthusiastically.
You can read the rest of this article on Abacus Data's budget poll here. The article also contains the latest episode of the Pollcast, with Abacus Data CEO David Coletto.
Saskatchewan leaders' debate unlikely to move many votes, poll suggests
Despite the heated rhetoric of Wednesday's Saskatchewan leaders' debate, a poll of debate-watchers taken immediately afterwards suggests that the event may not have moved many votes.
The poll, conducted by Mainstreet Research for Postmedia and surveying 1,006 Saskatchewan people who said they had watched the debate, showed that 56 per cent of debate-watchers thought that Saskatchewan Party Leader Brad Wall had done a better job, while just 32 per cent gave the nod to NDP Leader Cam Broten. Another 12 per cent were unsure.
You can read the rest of this article on the Mainstreet poll on the debate here.
Donald Trump persuading Republicans, but would lose to Hillary Clinton
As the Donald Trump train continues to roll after winning Arizona and all of its delegates on Tuesday, the question of how Trump might fare against the Democrats becomes more and more relevant.
The answer? Not very well. In fact, a Trump candidacy in November could result in some very red states turning reluctantly blue.
You can read the rest of my look at the U.S. primaries and would it could mean for the general election in November here.
Web traffic suggests anticipation for Liberal budget high
The Liberal government's first federal budget to be presented Tuesday by Finance Minister Bill Morneau is greatly anticipated. But despite the high web search traffic, the numbers suggest the budget might not be as hotly anticipated as some past budgets delivered by the Conservatives.
One reason may be that Canadians aren't too worried about what may or may not be in a budget brought in by a popular government.
You can read the rest of this article on Canadians' interest in the budget, as well as some discussion of the new Abacus Data poll on federal politics, here.
The Pollcast: The importance of the Saskatchewan leaders' debate
As the campaign reaches its halfway point, Wednesday's leaders' debate between Saskatchewan Party Leader Brad Wall and NDP Leader Cam Broten could be decisive. That is, if people in Saskatchewan haven't already made up their minds.
Joining me again to break down the state of the election campaign is the CBC's Stefani Langenegger.
You can listen to the latest episode of the Pollcast here.
Manitoba PCs hold lead in new poll as NDP struggles to gain traction
A new poll shows that Brian Pallister's Progressive Conservatives are still leading in the first week of the Manitoba provincial election campaign, though a large number of undecided voters in the poll might give hope to Greg Selinger's beleaguered New Democrats
But without gains outside of their traditional stronghold of the provincial capital the NDP will have only a very tenuous shot at re-election.
You can read the rest of this article on the latest Manitoba projections and the poll from Mainstreet Research here.
