Federal Government Pulse

The results of an extensive survey conducted by Maru/Blue Public Opinion indicates there is a significant level of support for the Trudeau government in its overall direction and governing of the country, and its actions and management of the national finances— specifically, how it is spending taxpayers' dollars, distributing those monies, and managing the deficit.

And while the results show that one third (33% or 10.2 million Canadian adults) say they would be destitute without the federal government’s financial support, they also harbour a caution on the growing deficit which should be a matter of focus, and an underlying perception by half the country the Liberals are just looking after places and people who vote for them, not everyone.

The findings were also used to create an index that ranks the support for the Trudeau government in the provinces and regions with respect to the overall direction and governance of the country and its financial/spending performance. The findings show that the majority of the country (53.5%) support the government and with the exception of Alberta, all provinces and regions are in the majority as they are above the national average.