Every month, we conduct our North American Tracker, a survey of Canadians and Americans that explores their views on the economy, finances, and their respective governments. Our November 2023 survey conducted from November 24 to 26, 2023.
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Some of the key highlights of our November 2023 North American Tracker include…
Voting intentions remain stable.
- Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party remains in the lead: if a federal election were held today,40% of decided voters would vote for the Conservative Party of Canada and 26% would vote for Trudeau’s Liberal Party.
- Canadians also think Pierre Poilievre is the leader who would make the best Prime Minister among the federal party leaders (25%), ahead of Justin Trudeau (19%) and Jagmeet Singh (17%). The proportion of Canadians who feel Poilievre would make the best prime minister has dropped by 4 points since October.
- Less than one-third of Canadians (29%) are satisfied with the Trudeau government, which has been stable since October.
Canadians and Americans are still concerned about the economy, but there are signs of improvement.
- 62% of Canadians consider their household’s finances to be good, an increase of 4 points compared to October. A similar proportion of Americans (64%) describe their household’s finances as good.
- Almost two-thirds of Canadians (65%) and over half of Americans (55%) believe their respective countries are in a recession.
- 44% of Canadians say they live paycheque to paycheque, down 6 points from October 2023. Among Americans, there has been a 3-point increase in those who say they live paycheque to paycheque, from 44% in October to 47% in November.
Methodology
This web survey was conducted from November 24 to 26, 2023, with 1,529 Canadians and 1,001 Americans, 18 years of age or older, randomly recruited from LEO’s online panel.
A margin of error cannot be associated with a non-probability sample in a panel survey. For comparison, a probability sample of 1,529 respondents would have a margin of error of ±2.51%, 19 times out of 20, while a probability sample of 1,001 respondents would have a margin of error of ±3.1%, 19 times out of 20.