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Nearly two-thirds of Canadians don’t want a federal election right now, Mainstreet poll says
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| Contributor | Bojicat |
| Last Edited | Bojicat Aug 12, 2021 11:50am |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Aug 12, 2021 11:00am |
| Description | The federal Liberals appear set to declare a snap pandemic election, but a new poll says most Canadians aren’t on the same page.
The poll, commissioned by Torstar and conducted by Mainstreet Research over two days this week, found 65 per cent of respondents think this is not a good time to have an election.
Across Canada, support for an election was lowest in British Columbia, with 75 per cent of respondents opposed, and highest in the Prairies, where 48 per cent said now is the time for a federal campaign. Opinion was closer to the national average in Ontario, where 67 per cent oppose an election call, with 34 per cent in favour.
Generally, “people who do want an election right now are not happy with this current government,” Mainstreet CEO Quito Maggi told the Star. Meanwhile, support for a snap call is lower among those who do support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s incumbent Liberals, he said.
Those opinions may change once the campaign starts, Maggi added, noting that Canadians are dealing with post-pandemic exhaustion and the end of summer vacations. |
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