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A new Liaison Strategies Ontario Political Tracker puts the Progressive Conservatives at 39%, the Ontario Liberals at 32% and the Ontario NDP at 22% among decided and leaning voters. The PCs hold a seven-point lead, but education presents a more difficult picture for Premier Doug Ford: 62% disapprove of his handling of the file.
The latest Liaison Strategies National Tracker puts the Liberals at 45% and the Conservatives at 30% among decided and leaning voters, restoring a 15-point Liberal lead. Ahead of the American midterm elections, 70% of Canadians would prefer Democrats to control both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Liaison surveyed a random sample of 1,000 Canadians from October 18 to...
The latest Liaison Strategies National Tracker finds the Liberals at 44%, the Conservatives at 31% and the NDP at 14% among decided and leaning voters. The Liberal lead has narrowed for a third consecutive week, falling from 18 points at the start of October to 13 points now. Liaison surveyed a random sample of 1,000 Canadians from October 11 to...
The latest Liaison Strategies Toronto Pulse results put Olivia Chow at 52% among decided and leaning voters, followed by Brad Bradford at 44% and someone else at 4%. With the candidates drawing support from different parts of Toronto, the geographic composition of the final vote will be important. Liaison surveyed a random sample of 750 Toronto residents from October 2...
A new Liaison Strategies Mississauga Tracker survey finds Bonnie Crombie leading with 35% among decided and leaning voters, followed by Alvin Tedjo at 31% and Mayor Carolyn Parrish at 28%. Dipika Damerla receives 4%, while 2% choose someone else. Liaison surveyed a random sample of 1,000 Mississauga residents from October 19 to October 20, 2026, using Interactive Voice Recording (IVR)...
A new Liaison Strategies Toronto survey finds Brad Bradford at 49% and Mayor Olivia Chow at 47% among decided and leaning voters, with 3% choosing someone else. That reverses Chow's five-point advantage in the previous survey, although the latest two-point gap does not establish a clear lead. Liaison surveyed a random sample of 1,000 Toronto residents from October 18 to...
The latest Liaison Strategies National Tracker finds the Liberals holding at 45% among decided and leaning voters, followed by the Conservatives at 30% and the NDP at 14%. The Conservatives have gained in each of the last two releases, reducing the Liberal lead from 18 points to 15. In Alberta, the Liberals trail the Conservatives by just three points as...
A new Liaison Strategies Toronto survey finds Mayor Olivia Chow leading Brad Bradford 51% to 46% among decided and leaning voters, with 3% choosing someone else. The race divides sharply by housing tenure: Chow leads among renters, while Bradford leads among homeowners. Liaison surveyed a random sample of 1,000 Toronto residents from October 8 to October 9, 2026, using Interactive...
Liberals lead by 16 points. Poilievre is at 32% favourable and 55% unfavourable, while Lewis improves to 35% favourable without lifting the NDP above 15%. The latest Liaison Strategies Weekly Federal Tracker finds the Liberals at 45% and the Conservatives at 29% among decided and leaning voters, a 16-point Liberal lead. The Conservative vote has edged up from last week's...
Liberals lead by 16 points. Poilievre is at 32% favourable and 55% unfavourable, while Lewis improves to 35% favourable without lifting the NDP above 15%. The latest Liaison Strategies Weekly Federal Tracker finds the Liberals at 45% and the Conservatives at 29% among decided and leaning voters, a 16-point Liberal lead. The Conservative vote has edged up from last week's...
A new Liaison Strategies British Columbia Political Tracker finds the BC Conservatives leading the BC NDP 43% to 37% among decided and leaning voters. Liaison surveyed a random sample of 1,000 British Columbians from October 7 to October 8, 2026, using Interactive Voice Recording (IVR) technology. Participants were reached through random digit dialling (RDD) across both landline and cellular phone...
A new Liaison Strategies Toronto Pulse survey finds Mayor Olivia Chow at 48% and Brad Bradford at 40% among decided and leaning voters, an eight-point lead. The citywide result is little changed, but North York is nearly tied, with Chow at 45% and Bradford at 44%. Chris Alexander receives 9%, while 3% would vote for someone else. Liaison surveyed a...
Liberals lead 46% to 28% as Conservative support reaches its lowest level in Liaison tracking since March 2025. Carney approval returns to 66%. The latest Liaison Strategies Weekly Federal Tracker shows the Conservatives at 28% among decided and leaning voters, their lowest support in the series dating back to March 2025. The Liberals hold at 46%, giving them an 18-point...
Liberals lead 46% to 28% as Conservative support reaches its lowest level in Liaison tracking since March 2025. Carney approval returns to 66%. The latest Liaison Strategies Weekly Federal Tracker shows the Conservatives at 28% among decided and leaning voters, their lowest support in the series dating back to March 2025. The Liberals hold at 46%, giving them an 18-point...
A new Liaison Strategies British Columbia Poll finds the BC Conservatives at 40% and the BC NDP at 39% among decided and leaning voters, putting the parties virtually level. The Conservatives are up four points and the NDP down two from Liaison's September 23 release. The close provincial race is unfolding alongside municipal election campaigns, raising the prospect of duelling...
The latest Liaison Strategies Weekly Federal Tracker shows the Liberals leading the Conservatives by 17 points among decided and leaning voters, as Conservative support falls back below 30%. The Liberals are at 46%, up one point from last week, while the Conservatives are at 29%, down two. The NDP holds at 15%, followed by the Bloc Québécois at 6%, the...
The latest Liaison Strategies Weekly Federal Tracker shows the Liberals leading the Conservatives by 17 points among decided and leaning voters, as Conservative support falls back below 30%. The Liberals are at 46%, up one point from last week, while the Conservatives are at 29%, down two. The NDP holds at 15%, followed by the Bloc Québécois at 6%, the...
A new Liaison Strategies Ontario Political Tracker finds the Progressive Conservatives leading the Ontario Liberals 40% to 34% among decided and leaning voters, while a test of potential Liberal leaders shows how much public preferences can change after a brief introduction. The Ontario NDP stands at 21%, other parties at 3%, and the Greens at 2%. Navdeep Bains is the...
A new Liaison Strategies British Columbia Political Tracker finds the BC NDP leading the BC Conservatives 41% to 36% among decided and leaning voters as the provincial election begins, despite half of British Columbians saying the province is heading in the wrong direction.
The latest Liaison Strategies Weekly Federal Tracker shows the Liberals leading the Conservatives by 14 points among decided and leaning voters, while the NDP has edged up to 15%. The Liberals are at 45%, up one point from last week, followed by the Conservatives at 31%, down one, and the NDP at 15%, up one. The Bloc Québécois is at...
September 14, 2026 (Toronto, ON) - The latest Liaison Strategies Weekly Federal Tracker shows the Liberals holding a 12-point lead over the Conservatives among decided and leaning voters, while Pierre Poilievre's favourability has improved slightly from last week.
A new Liaison Strategies Toronto Pulse survey shows Mayor Olivia Chow leading Councillor Brad Bradford by 11 points among decided and leaning voters, while Torontonians push back against property tax increases ahead of the next city budget.
The latest Liaison Strategies Weekly Federal Tracker shows the Liberals holding a 14-point lead over the Conservatives, while Prime Minister Mark Carney's approval has climbed to 66%. This is the first weekly tracker in which the entire sample was collected after Carney's August 21 statement suspending Canada-U.S. trade negotiations and announcing that Canada would match new U.S. tariffs dollar for...
The latest Liaison Strategies Weekly Federal Tracker shows the Liberals opening a 17-point lead over the Conservatives, with more than half of the sample now collected after the latest escalation in the Canada-U.S. trade war. Unlike last week's tracker, which only included one day of interviewing after Prime Minister Mark Carney's August 21 statement on Canada-U.S. trade negotiations, this week's...
The latest Liaison Strategies Weekly Federal Tracker shows the Liberals opening a 17-point lead over the Conservatives, with more than half of the sample now collected after the latest escalation in the Canada-U.S. trade war. Unlike last week's tracker, which only included one day of interviewing after Prime Minister Mark Carney's August 21 statement on Canada-U.S. trade negotiations, this week's...
The latest Liaison Strategies Weekly Federal Tracker shows the Liberals holding an 11-point lead over the Conservatives, but the results should be read with an important caveat: only one day of tracking took place after Donald Trump's latest trade-war escalation with Canada. Fielding for this tracker ran from August 9 to August 22. That means the survey largely captures the...
A new Liaison Strategies Toronto survey shows Mayor Olivia Chow leading Councillor Brad Bradford by 11 points among decided and leaning voters, while Torontonians prefer a balanced approach to the next mayor's relationship with Premier Doug Ford and the Ontario government. Among decided and leaning voters, Chow receives 49%, Bradford receives 38%, Chris Alexander receives 11%, and someone else receives...
The latest Weekly Federal Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, holding an 11-point lead over Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives, while Carney's approval rises to 60%. Among decided and leaning voters, the Liberals stand at 43%, followed by the Conservatives at 32%, the NDP at 13%, the Bloc Québécois at 6%, the Green Party...
A new Liaison Strategies Mississauga survey shows Mayor Carolyn Parrish and former mayor Bonnie Crombie tied among decided and leaning voters, while the city's overall mood has turned negative. If a mayoral election were held today, Parrish and Crombie would each receive 35% among decided and leaning voters, followed by Dipika Damerla at 18% and Alvin Tedjo at 12%.
The Liberals lead the Conservatives 44% to 31%, their largest lead since March, while Mark Carney approval holds steady and Pierre Poilievre remains tied for his tracker-low favourability. The latest Weekly Federal Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, opening a 13-point lead over Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives, the Liberals' largest lead in the...
The latest Weekly Federal Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, opening a 13-point lead over Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives, the Liberals' largest lead in the tracker since March. Among decided and leaning voters, the Liberals stand at 44%, followed by the Conservatives at 31%, the NDP at 13%, the Bloc Québécois at 6%...
The latest Weekly Federal Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, holding a 9-point lead over Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives, while Carney's approval edges upward and Poilievre's favourability slips. Among decided and leaning voters, the Liberals stand at 43%, followed by the Conservatives at 34%, the NDP at 12%, the Bloc Québécois at 6%...
Olivia Chow leads Brad Bradford by 8 points among decided voters, while Torontonians are evenly split on whether the city is moving in the right or wrong direction. A new Liaison Strategies Toronto Pulse survey shows Mayor Olivia Chow holding an 8-point lead over Councillor Brad Bradford among decided and leaning voters, while the city remains evenly split on whether...
The latest Weekly Federal Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, holding a 9-point lead over Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives as three federal by-elections get underway. Among decided and leaning voters, the Liberals stand at 44%, followed by the Conservatives at 35%, the NDP at 11%, the Bloc Québécois at 5%, the Green Party...
The latest Ontario Political Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Ontario Liberals holding a 5-point lead over the Progressive Conservatives, while Premier Doug Ford's approval has fallen to 24% amid a hotel expense scandal at Queen's Park. Among decided and leaning voters, the Ontario Liberal Party stands at 38%, followed by the Progressive Conservatives at 33%, the Ontario NDP at...
A new Ottawa Compass municipal survey conducted in partnership with Liaison Strategies finds Mayor Mark Sutcliffe leading the Ottawa mayoral race, while Alex Lawson and Jeff Leiper are effectively tied for second place. Among all voters, Sutcliffe leads with 24%, followed by Leiper and Lawson at 17% each, Neil Saravanamuttoo at 7%, someone else at 1%, and 34% undecided.
The latest Weekly Federal Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, holding an 8-point lead over Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives. Among decided and leaning voters, the Liberals stand at 43%, followed by the Conservatives at 35%, the NDP at 12%, the Bloc Québécois at 6%, the Green Party at 2%, the People's Party at...
The latest Weekly Federal Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, holding a 6-point lead over Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives. Among decided and leaning voters, the Liberals stand at 41%, followed by the Conservatives at 35%, the NDP at 14%, the Bloc Québécois at 6%, the Green Party at 2%, and the People's Party...
A new Liaison Strategies Toronto Pulse survey shows Mayor Olivia Chow holding a 9-point lead over Councillor Brad Bradford among decided and leaning voters, while Bradford continues to gain ground. If a mayoral election were held today, Chow would receive 49% among decided voters, followed by Bradford at 40% and someone else at 10%. In May, Chow stood at 50%...
The latest Weekly Federal Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, holding a 9-point lead over Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives. Among decided and leaning voters, the Liberals stand at 43%, followed by the Conservatives at 34%, the NDP at 14%, the Bloc Québécois at 6%, the Green Party at 2%, and the People's Party...
A new Canada Day survey from Liaison Strategies finds Canadians remain proud of their country, but that pride is mixed with anxiety about the country's direction. Thinking about Canada Day this year, 51% of Canadians say they are very proud to be Canadian, while 29% say they are somewhat proud. Nine per cent say they are not very proud, 6%...
The latest Weekly Federal Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, holding an 8-point lead over Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives. Among decided and leaning voters, the Liberals stand at 42%, followed by the Conservatives at 34%, the NDP at 13%, and the Bloc Québécois at 6%.
The latest Weekly Federal Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, returning to an 11-point lead over Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives, a margin they last held in late May. Among decided and leaning voters, the Liberals stand at 43%, followed by the Conservatives at 32%, the NDP at 14%, and the Bloc Québécois at...
The latest Federal Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, holding a 9-point lead over Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives. The Liberals stand at 41% among decided and leaning voters, followed by the Conservatives at 32%, the NDP at 14%, and the Bloc Québécois at 6%. The Green Party, People’s Party, and Other parties are...
The Liberals lead the Conservatives 40% to 32%, while Mark Carney’s approval falls to 55%, its lowest point in Liaison’s federal tracking. The latest Weekly Federal Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, holding an 8-point lead over Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives. The Liberals stand at 40% among decided and leaning voters, followed by...
The Liberals still lead nationally, but the NDP has jumped to 16% while Mark Carney’s approval slips to 57%.
The latest Weekly Federal Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, holding a 12-point lead over Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister's approval has rebounded to 59%. If a federal election were held today among decided and leaning voters, the Liberals would receive 43% of the vote, followed by the Conservatives at...
The latest Ontario Political Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Progressive Conservatives and Ontario Liberals tied among decided and leaning voters. If a provincial election were held today, the PCs led by Doug Ford and the Ontario Liberal Party led by John Fraser would each receive 37% of the vote. The Ontario NDP led by Marit Stiles sits at 20%...
The latest Capital Tracker from the Ottawa Compass and Liaison Strategies shows Mayor Mark Sutcliffe leading among decided and leaning voters in an early Ottawa mayoral ballot, while Tim Tierney would enter the race in double digits. Among decided and leaning voters, with Tierney included on the ballot, Sutcliffe leads with 37%, followed by Jeff Leiper at 32%, Alex Lawson...
The latest Weekly Federal Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, holding a 9-point lead over Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister's approval continues to fall and is now at 56%. If a federal election were held today among decided and leaning voters, the Liberals would receive 43% of the vote, followed...
A new Liaison Strategies survey shows Mayor Olivia Chow holding a 13-point lead over Councillor Brad Bradford among decided voters, while Torontonians express overwhelming frustration with traffic congestion and road construction coordination. If a mayoral election were held today among decided voters, Olivia Chow would receive 50% support, followed by Brad Bradford at 37% and another candidate at 13%. Among...
The latest Weekly Federal Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, holding an 11-point lead over Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives but the Prime Minister's approval rating has fallen to 58%. If a federal election were held today among decided and leaning voters, the Liberals would receive 44% of the vote, followed by the Conservatives...
The latest Weekly Federal Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, holding an 11-point lead over Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives but the Prime Minister's approval rating has fallen to 58%. If a federal election were held today among decided and leaning voters, the Liberals would receive 44% of the vote, followed by the Conservatives...
A new Liaison Strategies survey of Quebec shows a close provincial race, with the Parti Québécois narrowly ahead of the Quebec Liberal Party among decided and leaning voters. If a provincial election were held today, the PQ would receive 32% of the decided and leaning vote, followed by the Liberals at 32%, the CAQ at 16%, the PCQ at 11%...
The latest Weekly Federal Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, maintaining a double-digit lead over the Pierre Poilievre Conservatives. If a federal election were held today among decided and leaning voters, the Liberals would receive 45% of the vote, followed by the Conservatives at 33%, the NDP at 9%, and the Bloc...
The latest Liaison Strategies survey for Ontario shows the PCs trailing the Liberals by 2 points. It is the first time the PCs have trailed since Liaison began its monthly tracking series of Ontario. The PCs led by Doug Ford would garner 36% of the decided and leaning vote compared to the Ontario Liberals at 38%. The Ontario NDP sits...
The latest Liaison Strategies survey for Ontario shows the PCs trailing the Liberals by 2 points. It is the first time the PCs have trailed since Liaison began its monthly tracking series of Ontario. The PCs led by Doug Ford would garner 36% of the decided and leaning vote compared to the Ontario Liberals at 38%. The Ontario NDP sits...
The latest Weekly Federal Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, leading by 11 points over the Pierre Poilievre Conservatives. If a federal election were held today among decided and leaning voters, the Liberals would receive 45% of the vote, followed by the Conservatives at 34%, the NDP at 9%, and the Bloc...
The latest Weekly Federal Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, widening its lead to 12 percentage points over the Conservatives. If a federal election were held today among decided and leaning voters, the Liberals would receive 45% of the vote, followed by the Conservatives at 33%, the NDP at 10%, and the...
A new Liaison Strategies survey show Mayor Olivia Chow holding a 11-point lead among decided voters while Councillor Brad Bradford sees a significant surge in support, particularly among younger demographics. If a mayoral election were held today among decided and leaning voters, Olivia Chow would lead with 46% support, followed by Brad Bradford at 35% and Anthony Furey at 11%...