Press Releases & Articles


Public sees controversy’s negative effect on trust in OPS

| Filed under: Ontario

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 859 Ottawa voters, close to 4-in-10 support the Ottawa Police Association in the controversy currently embroiling the Ottawa Police Service (37%), while just one third support the Mayor and the Chief of Police (33%)

Three Quarters Disagree with Current 3rd Party Spending Rules

| Filed under: Ontario

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1097 Ontario voters, as many as three quarters disagree that third parties should be able to spend unlimited sums on Ontario election advertising (73%)

Majority Disapprove of Cap and Trade Plan

| Filed under: Ontario

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1097 Ontario voters, the majority of voters disapprove of the provincial government’s plan for a cap and trade greenhouse gas emission control regime which is expected to add about $13 a month to the average household energy bill (56%)

Liberal Vote Share Tumbles in Ontario

| Filed under: Ontario

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1097 Ontario voters, 4-in-10 will vote Progressive Conservative if an election were held today (41%)

Plurality Approval for Basic Income

| Filed under: Ontario

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1097 Ontario voters, 4-in-10 approve of the idea of a provincial basic income, to replace social support payments (40%)

Just One Tenth Call Toronto "The 6ix” or “TO”

| Filed under: Toronto

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 864 Toronto voters, as many as three quarters say they refer to the city most often as “Toronto” (75%), rather than “TO” (10%) or “The 6ix” (7%)

Two Thirds Approval for the Mayor

| Filed under: Toronto

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 864 Toronto voters, two thirds approve of the way Mayor John Tory is doing his job (67%)

Jean Coutu Tops in Customer Satisfaction Among Drug Stores

| Filed under: Business

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1102 adult Canadians, Pharmacie Jean Coutu was seen to have the highest customer satisfaction in Canada

Bernier, Clement Lead Conservative Leadership Race

| Filed under: National

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1345 Canadian voters, one tenth each selected Maxime Bernier (11%) and Tony Clement (10%) from the list of five currently declared candidates for the Conservative Party leadership.

Even Split on Approval of Bill C-51 Among Canadians

| Filed under: National

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1345 Canadian voters, the population is exactly split in their view of the government’s anti-terror legislation known as Bill C-51