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biv.com | Jami Makan |Mario Canseco |Rob Shaw |Graeme Wood
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squamishchief.com | Mario Canseco
Research Co. asked Canadians and Americans in August 2022 about the perceived polarization of politics. The two countries were emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic and going through different stages. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was about to complete the first year of a second minority mandate in Canada, and voters in the United States were preparing for mid-term elections.
Late last month, we revisited the questions in each country.
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researchco.ca | Mario Canseco
A third of Americans and a quarter of Canadians disagree with other people “many times” when discussing national politics. Vancouver, BC [April 17, 2025] – While residents of the United States remain more upset when analyzing political freedom, the proportion of Canadians who appear dissatisfied has grown markedly since 2022, a new two-country Research Co. poll has found.
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1 week ago | 
biv.com | Mario Canseco |Jami Makan |Graeme Wood |Mike Howell
The Better Business Bureau is urging Canadians to be wary of employment scams. “Be cautious if you are offered a job that includes excellent pay and work-from-home opportunities,” stated the BBB Canada Risk report, released Tuesday.
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1 week ago | 
biv.com | Jami Makan |Graeme Wood |Mario Canseco |Stefan Labbe
TORONTO — Strength in the technology, base metal and financial sectors helped Canada's main stock index gain more than 200 points in late-morning trading, while U.S. stocks also climbed higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 213.89 points at 24,080.42. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 125.52 points at 40,650.31. The S&P 500 index was up 28.99 points at 5,434.96, while the Nasdaq composite was up 86.48 points at 16,917.96.
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1 week ago | 
biv.com | Mario Canseco
Imagine a federal election in Canada at a time when fewer than a third of Canadians rated the country’s economic conditions as “very good” or “good” and where almost half of residents referred to their own personal finances as “poor” or “very poor.” It would be safe to assume that the opposition would manage to be seen as a better financial steward, facilitating the decimation of the incumbent government. This is not the case in 2025.
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researchco.ca | Mario Canseco
Just under three-in-ten Canadians say the country’s economic conditions are “very good” or “good” right now. Vancouver, BC [April 15, 2025] – The proportion of Canadians who express confidence in the country’s financial standing has dropped to the lowest level observed over the past three years, a new Research Co. poll has found.
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2 weeks ago | 
biv.com | Mario Canseco
The first two months of 2022 saw a series of protests and blockades against restrictions and mandates related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa and other parts of Canada. As is often the case in the social media era, there were plenty of allegations about which group—those making noise and those dreading it—had public opinion on its side.
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2 weeks ago | 
researchco.ca | Mario Canseco
Just over a third think no COVID-19 mandates and restrictions should have been implemented. Vancouver, BC [April 10, 2025] – More than half of Canadians think the federal government made the right call in invoking the Emergencies Act during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new Research Co. poll has found.
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2 weeks ago | 
biv.com | Mario Canseco
As the federal election campaign continues, the latest Research Co. poll shows the governing Liberal Party with an eight-point lead over the opposition Conservative Party at the national level among decided voters (44 per cent to 36 per cent). The remaining contenders are in single digits: the New Democratic Party at eight per cent, the Bloc Québécois at five per cent, the Green Party at three per cent and the People’s Party at one per cent.
