Trudeau’s budget leaves voters feeling negative about the government, according to new poll
The Tories鈥 lead in the polls remains virtually the same as before the budget, with 38 per cent of respondents supporting the Conservatives, and 20 per cent the Liberals.
If Justin Trudeau鈥檚 Liberals hoped the 2024 federal budget 鈥 branded 鈥淔airness for Every Generation鈥 鈥 would be remembered for its focus on housing and tax increases on the wealthy, they were right, a new survey suggests.
But if they thought it would improve their fortunes in the polls and give them a boost against Pierre Poilievre鈥檚 Conservatives, they will need to keep trying.
Of those voters surveyed, 54 per cent said it left them with a more negative feeling about the government, and 20 per cent said it had no impact at all.
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That means the Tories鈥 lead in the polls remains virtually the same as before the budget, with 38 per cent of respondents supporting the Conservatives, compared to 20 per cent who said they would vote for the Trudeau Liberals.
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* Although opt-in polls cannot be assigned a margin of error, the margins listed here are for a comparable random sample of this size.
Methodology
Abacus Data uses online, opt-in panels to survey a nationally representative sample of Canadian adults. Participants are recruited from multiple panels to reduce the bias any single panel might have. Results are then 鈥渨eighted鈥 against census data to ensure the findings effectively represent the larger population.
While online polls cannot be assigned a margin of error, they are regarded as an accepted, industry-standard method of polling. Phone call response rates have drastically declined with the advent of caller display, and many firms have turned to opt-in polling as a way to get a significant sampling of people.
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Polling website 338 several pollsters that use opt-in panels 鈥 Leger, Ipsos and Abacus 鈥 as among the most accurate in the last three elections. One study, in , found online polling to be a likely 鈥渕ode of choice for subsequent election studies鈥 over telephone polling, due to the methodology’s relative accuracy and cost-effectiveness. Another comparing telephone polling to online polling found neither survey mode was superior to the other.
No polling method is perfect. In a from the Pew Research Center, for example, respondents鈥 answers to the same question varied depending on whether they were surveyed by phone or web (people were more likely to give positive responses over the phone). While online surveys can be cheaper and reach a wider audience faster than phone surveys, they also offer less personalization, which can lead to less detailed responses. A from Pew found the errors in six opt-in online surveys it examined were due to 鈥渂ogus respondents鈥 or those who answered 鈥測es鈥 regardless of the question.
Abacus Data has tools to help prevent bots from infiltrating its surveys. It also seeks to ensure respondents are thoughtfully answering by including several questions that gauge whether participants are actually engaged in the research.
Mark Ramzy is an Ottawa-based general assignment reporter for the Star. Reach him via email: mramzy@thestar.ca
Stephanie Levitz is an Ottawa-based reporter covering federal politics for the Star. Follow her on Twitter: @StephanieLevitz.
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Raisa Patel is an Ottawa-based reporter covering federal politics for the Star. Follow her on Twitter: @R_SPatel.
Alex Ballingall is an Ottawa-based reporter covering federal politics for the Star. Follow him on Twitter: @aballinga.
Susan Delacourt is an Ottawa-based columnist covering national politics for the Star. Reach her via email: sdelacourt@thestar.ca or follow her on Twitter: @susandelacourt
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