The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) took a “statistically significant” lead over the Liberal Party, according to a new poll from Nanos Research..Results from the poll show Conservative support over a four-week period increased 4.3% to 35.6%. In contrast, support for the Liberals declined 2.2 % to 30%.. Poll-capture .NDP support also dropped by 2.2% to 19.6%, the Green Party inched up .7% to 5.5% and the Bloc Quebecois lost .5% dropping to 5.4% while PPC support dropped .2% to 3.4%..“Over the past four weeks, the brand strength of the Conservative Party of Canada has been on the uptick in the Nanos Party Power Index,” said NiK Nanos, chairman of Nanos Research Group of Companies..“This is occurring coincidentally with the Conservative leadership and an increasing concern about jobs/the economy.”.The CPC is in the process of choosing its new leader. The deadline to register as a candidate is Friday..The poll data is based on random interviews with 1,000 Canadian consumers using a four-week rolling average of 250 respondents each week, 18 years of age and over ending the week of April 22, 2022. The interviews are compiled into a four-week rolling average of 1,000 interviews where each week, the oldest group of 250 interviews is dropped and a new group of 250 interviews is added. A random survey of 1,084 respondents in Canada is accurate 2.9 percentage points, plus or minus, 19 times out of 20..The top 10 issues generated from participants when asked, “What is your most important national issue of concern,” include:.Jobs/Economy – 12.2%.Healthcare – 11.3%.Inflation – 10.9%.Environment – 9.6%.Housing/cost of housing – 5.7%.Peace/fear of war – 5.3%.Debt/deficit – 5.0%.Coronavirus – 4.2%.Free speech/freedom – 4.1%.Change the PM – 2.8%.Nanos Research is a North American research and strategy organization founded in 1987..Melanie Risdon is a reporter with the Western Standard.,mrisdon@westernstandard.news,.twitter.com/MelRisdon.,
The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) took a “statistically significant” lead over the Liberal Party, according to a new poll from Nanos Research..Results from the poll show Conservative support over a four-week period increased 4.3% to 35.6%. In contrast, support for the Liberals declined 2.2 % to 30%.. Poll-capture .NDP support also dropped by 2.2% to 19.6%, the Green Party inched up .7% to 5.5% and the Bloc Quebecois lost .5% dropping to 5.4% while PPC support dropped .2% to 3.4%..“Over the past four weeks, the brand strength of the Conservative Party of Canada has been on the uptick in the Nanos Party Power Index,” said NiK Nanos, chairman of Nanos Research Group of Companies..“This is occurring coincidentally with the Conservative leadership and an increasing concern about jobs/the economy.”.The CPC is in the process of choosing its new leader. The deadline to register as a candidate is Friday..The poll data is based on random interviews with 1,000 Canadian consumers using a four-week rolling average of 250 respondents each week, 18 years of age and over ending the week of April 22, 2022. The interviews are compiled into a four-week rolling average of 1,000 interviews where each week, the oldest group of 250 interviews is dropped and a new group of 250 interviews is added. A random survey of 1,084 respondents in Canada is accurate 2.9 percentage points, plus or minus, 19 times out of 20..The top 10 issues generated from participants when asked, “What is your most important national issue of concern,” include:.Jobs/Economy – 12.2%.Healthcare – 11.3%.Inflation – 10.9%.Environment – 9.6%.Housing/cost of housing – 5.7%.Peace/fear of war – 5.3%.Debt/deficit – 5.0%.Coronavirus – 4.2%.Free speech/freedom – 4.1%.Change the PM – 2.8%.Nanos Research is a North American research and strategy organization founded in 1987..Melanie Risdon is a reporter with the Western Standard.,mrisdon@westernstandard.news,.twitter.com/MelRisdon.,