
| Answer | Share |
|---|---|
| Other & multiple responses [not coded elsewhere] | 10.89% |
| Negative plitics, adds, lies, etc. | 0.12% |
| Coalition | 0.07% |
| Conservative policies & trusting them | 0% |
| Contempt of parliament | 0.26% |
| Party platform/ what the parties stand for | 0.02% |
| Democracy | 1.49% |
| Create jobs/employment | 2.9% |
| General mention: debt, finances, deficit | 1.62% |
| Government spending, government waste | 0.93% |
| Balance the budget / Budget | 0.72% |
| Cost of living, living expenses | 0.3% |
| Economy | 11.95% |
| Economy & Health/Social programs | 0.63% |
| Economy & Environment | 0.05% |
| Health care & Environment | 0.09% |
| Immigration | 0.3% |
| Agriculture | 0.09% |
| Oil & gas (fuel) prices | 0.21% |
| Afghan war | 0.16% |
| Election timing, cost, not needed | 1.25% |
| Canada Wheat Board | 0.07% |
| Military / military spending / defence / jets | 0.32% |
| Arts & Culture | 0.02% |
| Taxation issues (includes HST) | 3.32% |
| Health, pensions or seniors | 1.32% |
| Health care issues | 21.4% |
| Health & taxes combined | 0.16% |
| Health & jobs combined | 0.26% |
| Social programs, benefits, services, welfare/ Health & programs | 0.77% |
| Seniors: pensions/retirement issues & health | 3.6% |
| Family benefits, childcare funding & programs, families | 1.69% |
| Health care & education combined | 1.51% |
| Educational issues, programs & funding | 3.27% |
| Crime/violence, gun crime, justice system | 0.7% |
| Poverty, low incomes | 0.7% |
| Abortion (pro or con) | 0.09% |
| Rights/Justice issues: aboriginal, women, immigrants, etc. | 0.49% |
| Environmental/ecological issues | 2.72% |
| Moral issues, family values (regardless of direction) | 0.05% |
| Gun control/registry, Bill C68 | 0.44% |
| Foreign affairs/US relations, security issues | 0.44% |
| Quebec sovereignty / interests | 0.3% |
| National unity | 0% |
| Federal/Provincial relations, "fiscal inequality" | 0.26% |
| Electoral reform & procedural reform issues | 0.3% |
| Canada's future, stability | 0.35% |
| Sponsorship issue, corruption, dishonesty /honesty | 1.76% |
| Ethics&effectiveness: accountability/transparency/leadership | 2.92% |
| Majority government (includes: to get a majority or minority) | 1.83% |
| Minority government | 0.09% |
| Defeat Conservatives / elect Liberals (NDP) | 1.44% |
| Defeat Liberals/ elect Conservatives (NDP) | 0.44% |
| Harper, PC getting a majority, winning the election, how the PC's would do | 0% |
| None, no issue important/too many to single out | 0.79% |
| don't know/not sure/not paying attention | 11.88% |
| refused | 0.23% |