Canadians are fed up with the government’s fixation on Donald Trump, with a new poll revealing a widespread belief that critical domestic issues like housing, affordability, healthcare, and rising costs are far more pressing threats to the nation’s future.
Abacus Polling released new
survey data Thursday after asking 1,500 Canadian adults from August 28 to September 2 their thoughts on what issues matter most, five months after the Liberals took office. The survey was taken from a sample of opt-in online panellists.
Despite
60 per cent of Liberal voters saying a fear of Trump primarily swayed their vote in April, the recent Abacus poll found that now 69 per cent of Liberal voters believe domestic issues pose a bigger threat to the country. Conversely, 27 per cent of Liberal voters believe the government focuses too much on Trump.
Abacus Data stated that the margin of error for a comparable probability-based random sample was no greater than 2.53 per cent, 19 times out of 20.
Pollsters found that 61 per cent of Canadians think the government is paying too much attention to Trump, with 26 per cent saying “far too much.” Only 33 per cent of Canadians feel the government is dedicating the right amount of attention to Trump.
Quebecers (68 per cent) and Atlantic Canadians (63 per cent) were most likely to say the federal government is spending too much time on Trump instead of domestic issues.
“Younger Canadians are especially critical, with 70 per cent of those aged 18–44 saying the government is too focused on Donald Trump,” the study said. “Even among Liberal voters, more than half, 51 per cent, believe their government is distracted by Trump when pressing domestic problems remain unresolved.”
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