Anyway, by-elections (two of them) today.
Economic issues are top of mind for Canadians. In the Ipsos poll, 47 per cent said they want Canada’s elected officials to focus on reducing the cost of everyday items, such as groceries, this fall.
More than a third (36 per cent) also want MPs to prioritize inflation and interest rates.
The annual rate of
inflation cooled to 2.5 per cent in July,
according to Statistics Canada’s latest report from August. That was the slowest pace for price growth since March 2021.
Meanwhile, the Bank of Canada has
cut its key interest rate in three consecutive decisions, bringing it down to 4.25 per cent earlier this month…but…
less than three years ago the Bank of Canada raised it from 0.25 to 0.5, & then raised it another consecutive nine times…
Affordable housing (28 per cent) and immigration (25 per cent) were also among the top five concerns for Canadians, according to Ipsos.
“I know there are a lot of people disappointed with the NDP playing simple politics, walking away from progressive values and from the fight against climate change,” said Trudeau.
Electors say their key issues are not climate change policy but cost of living, housing and health care, but good job keeping the finger on the pulse there Justin.
Just over one-third of Canadians approve of the Trudeau government, according to an Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News and released on Monday.
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Voters are headed to the polls for federal byelections in Manitoba and Quebec today — and the results of these two local contests could have national implications.
One seat, the Winnipeg-area riding of Elmwood-Transcona, has been held by the NDP for most of the last four decades, while the other, Montreal's LaSalle-Emard-Verdun, has been solidly Liberal.
A victory by any other party in either of these elections would be a major upset and could lead to some soul-searching for the Liberal Party and the NDP, which have been “
closely aligned” in Parliament for more than two years.
Voters are headed to the polls for federal byelections in Manitoba and Quebec Monday and the results of these two local contests could have national implications.
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