National Pulse

NATIONAL PULSE – Terry Fox run-away choice for new five-dollar banknote

November 25, 2020 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE November 25, 2020 – Sir Wilfred Laurier, Canada’s 7th Prime Minister, has graced the nation’s sky blue five-dollar bank note for almost 50 [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Vaccine news doesn’t change vaccination intentions

November 20, 2020 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE November 20, 2020 – Markets soared and optimism surged when Pfizer announced its COVID-19 vaccine trials have yielded 90 per cent [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Canadians see Joe Biden’s election as a hopeful sign

November 18, 2020 // 2 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE November 18, 2020 – In 2016, Canadians fretted about the implications of a Trump presidency on U.S.-Canada relations. Four years later, the prospect [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Stress over COVID-19 a major driver of U.S. vote

October 30, 2020 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE October 30, 2020 – It was polarization and division that presaged the Trump presidential era. As the Republican candidate attempts to double the [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Canadians want pharmacare plan covering prescriptions

October 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE October 29, 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic has put Canada’s health care system under a microscope – revealing millions of people in this country [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Defend or defund? One in four say cut police budgets

October 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE October 26, 2020 – As RCMP are criticized in Nova Scotia for failing to protect Mi’kmaq fishermen in Nova Scotia in a violent dispute over the [Continue]

BC ELECTION – New Democrats hold comfortable lead over Liberals

October 16, 2020 // 0 Comments

Friday, October 16, 2020 – As British Columbians weigh in on the only televised debate in the BC election campaign, the latest public opinion survey from the non-profit [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – NDP’s massive lead could make early B.C. vote irresistible

September 4, 2020 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE September 4, 2020 – Premier John Horgan recently suggested an early election could be an “opportunity” for his BC NDP, though the party was [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Horgan tops premiers in latest approval ratings

August 31, 2020 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE August 31, 2020 – Response to the coronavirus pandemic continues to be a key metric by which Canadians rate their political leaders in 2020. The [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Most Canadians say there’s more to learn about WE affair

August 10, 2020 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE August 10, 2020 – After unprecedented testimony in front of MPs from the Prime Minister, Finance Minister, Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, and [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Three-in-five worried about side effects of vaccine

August 4, 2020 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE August 4, 2020 – Health experts have warned a true post-COVID-19 “return to normal” – resumption of life that includes large gatherings, [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Trudeau’s approval rating drops six more points

July 27, 2020 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE July 27, 2020 – The WE Charity affair may be stoking another summer of discontent among Canadians but ultimately, they do not believe this latest [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Support for mandatory masks rises along with concern over falling ill

July 16, 2020 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE July 16, 2020 – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage in the United States, Canadian provinces and territories have been focused on controlling [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – WE issue drops Trudeau’s approval by five points

July 13, 2020 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE July 13, 2020 – New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute shows Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s approval has dropped five points [Continue]