Weekly Nanos tracking over the past four weeks suggests that the overall direction of the NDP are positive. Significantly, the positive movement over the past number of weeks has occurred in two critical battlegrounds for the New Democrats – Ontario and the Prairie provinces. Concurrent with this trend are the Tories index numbers sliding in Ontario … Read more
After a series of weeks of positive momentum on the Nanos Party Power Index, the Conservatives registered a decline and still trail the Liberals. Also of note, the preferred Prime Minister numbers for Harper also declined. This will have to be monitored to see if a new trend emerges or if this is a short … Read more
Although the Liberals still outscore the Conservatives on the weekly Nanos Party Power Index, for the past two weeks, the Conservatives have been at or near an 84 week high on the index. The latest tracking has the Liberals with 56 out of a possible 100 points, followed by the Conservatives at 54 points, the … Read more
The weekly Nanos tracking on the state-of-play on the federal political situation shows opinion tightening between the Liberals and the Conservatives. The Liberals scored 57 points out of 100 on the Nanos Party Power Index followed by the Conservatives at 54 points, the NDP at 49 points, the Green Party at 31 points and the … Read more
The week over week tracking remained stable in the latest wave of the Nanos Party Power Index. The federal Liberals scored 57 points out of a possible 100 points on the index followed by the Conservatives with 53 points, the NDP with 48 points, the Green Party at 30 points and the BQ at 27 … Read more
“The Bloomberg Nanos Pocketbook Sub-indice registered a six year high in the wake of lower interest rates and gas prices,” said Nanos Research Group chairman Nik Nanos. “At the same time the Expectations Sub-indice which measures forward views continued to plummet concurrent with a decline in the value of the Canadian dollar.” ” Canadian consumers had apparently sensed a … Read more
A new survey by the Globe and Mail and Nanos Research suggests that almost half of Canadians (46 per cent) think a terrorist attack in Canada is now more likely than it was a year ago. The perception of an elevated threat is further reflected in the fact that 33 per cent agree and 33 … Read more
Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) and Liberal leader Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) remain locked in a statistical tie in the weekly preferred prime minister tracking by Nanos. Thirty-one per cent of Canadians identified Harper as their choice for preferred prime minister, while 30 per cent picked Trudeau. NDP leader Thomas Mulcair (Outremont, Que.) remains in third at 19 per cent, followed … Read more
Weekly tracking on the Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index suggests a significant gap growing between the Pocketbook and Expectations Sub-indices. The Pocketbook sub-indice has hit a 12 month high while the Expectations sub-indice has hit a 12 month low. “Tracking suggests consumers are currently cross pressured, with factors such as lower mortgage rates and gasoline prices propelling personal finances … Read more
Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) and Liberal leader Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) continue to be tightly locked in the weekly preferred Prime Minister tracking by Nanos. Thirty-one per cent of Canadians prefer Harper as PM, 31 per cent also prefer Trudeau as PM, while 18 per cent prefer NDP leader Thomas Mulcair (Outremont, Que.), five per cent prefer Green … Read more
