What keeps us awake: Top national issues

tay

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In our latest survey of national opinion, we explored the issues people are concerned about across Canada today.

• One in three (34%) say that economic conditions in general are the most important issue facing Canada today. This is the number one concern of 47% in Alberta, and a much smaller 27% in BC.

• Another 9% say unemployment is their biggest preoccupation. Again, this number is 17% in Alberta, making it the second ranked issue in that province. This means that roughly two out of three (64%) Albertans put the economy and unemployment on the top of the priority list, almost twice as many as do across the country overall (34%).

• Health care ranks as the 2nd most important issue among people over 45, but only ties for 4th among those under 45.

• In BC, housing is the 3rd most important issue. In Ontario, housing is only the 6th most important issue. In the other provinces, less than 1% mention it as the top issue. Across the country, housing garners twice as many mentions as top issue among those under 45 compared to those over that age.

• Immigration is considered the most important issue by 5%, terrorism 2% and foreign policy or defence 1%. Concern about immigration twice as high in Manitoba/Saskatchewan as it is in Ontario.

• The environment/climate change is considered the top issue by 8% nationally. Women and those under 45 put a greater emphasis on this issue than men and older people, but the differences are modest. This issue ranks 5th among men and tied for 4th among women. BC leads in concern on this issue.

The preoccupations of Canadians vary substantially based on their partisan leanings.

• Among NDP voters, the top 3 mentions, were the economy (27%) poverty/inequality (25%) and the environment/climate change (14%).

• Among Conservatives, the top three were the economy (51%), health care (10%) and unemployment (10%). Immigration was mentioned by just 6%, and terrorism (3%), defence/foreign policy (0%), and law and order (4%) were much farther down the list of top issues. The environment/climate change was mentioned by 1% of Conservative voters.

• Among Liberal supporters, the top three were the economy (38%), health care (18%) poverty/inequality (13%), followed by climate change (9%).

- See more at: What keeps us awake at night? Top issues in Canada | Abacus Data
 

davesmom

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I seems like all of the issues that concern Canadians are loosely interconnected.
When matters began to develop problems, those problems were not properly addressed in a timely way. They all built up, one after another until the country is in a hopeless mess.
To pick one thing to focus on now with hope of solutions is almost impossible.
 

Curious Cdn

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foreign policy or defence 1%.

Yeah. We noticed. I bet you didn't feel that way in 1940. It only becomes important when It's almost too late.