Weekly Survey (September 1, 2020): Erin O’Toole, Voting by mail, Trump vs Biden

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This survey is conducted in collaboration with the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) and published in the Canadian Press. 

IN THE NEWS

CANADIAN POLITICS
  • Over half of Canadians (52%) do not know Erin O’Toole well enough to answer whether they have a favourable or unfavourable impression of him, and 9% have never heard of him. 21% have a favourable impression, and 18% have an unfavourable impression.
  • Over three-quarters (78%) of Canadians think that if federal elections are held this fall, all voters should have the option to vote by mail due to the pandemic.
AMERICAN POLITICS
  • Among American decided voters who are registered to vote and intend to vote in the next election, 53% would vote for Biden if an election were held today, while 45% would vote for Trump.

COVID-19

  • Canadians (75%) are more likely than Americans (65%) to feel that the amount of fear surrounding COVID-19 is sensible given the seriousness of the pandemic.
    These are some of the findings of Leger’s latest survey, conducted from August 28-30, 2020, with 1,521 Canadians and 1,003 Americans, 18 years of age or older, randomly recruited from LEO’s online panel. You can find this series of surveys in the News section on LEO. To view the September 1, 2020 report, CLICK HERE.

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