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Most important issue in this provincial election?

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Most important issue in this provincial election?
Results
2021-09-03
The environment
0.62%
health care wait times / access to doctors
0.09%
climate change/environment
0.09%
health care
4.78%
Health care
11.07%
Healthcare
7.26%
Health and Doctor Shortage
0.09%
Owl's Head Provincial Park
0.09%
Economy
2.04%
rent control
0.09%
Health care/Senior Housing
0.09%
Public health/ health care
0.09%
Lowering the debt
0.09%
taxes
0.18%
Education
1.59%
Eliminating poverty
0.09%
The secret backroom sale of Owls Head to US Billionaires
0.09%
Covid-19
0.18%
Gross over spending
0.09%
Jobs and health care
0.09%
Free Speech
0.09%
Pandemic
0.35%
Owls Head provincial park
0.09%
Affordable housing
1.15%
The most important to me is the cost of living and the COVID 19
0.09%
Honesty and transparency
0.09%
healthcare
2.04%
that pc dont get in erin otoole not palatable
0.09%
Taxes
0.35%
Health care and taxes
0.09%
Mental Health
0.18%
Coronavirus
0.18%
Implementing proportional representation
0.09%
Covid 19
0.18%
Ending emergency measures, removing mandated masks, and NOT having vaccines mandatory and NOT having a Scotia Pass.
0.09%
seniors
0.09%
covid
0.09%
honesty
0.09%
Equitable and sustainable recovery after the pandemic that accounts for sane environmental care
0.09%
Provincial finances
0.09%
Environment
1.86%
Housing crisis
0.35%
Climate change
1.24%
Lack of power of the freedom of information commissioner.
0.09%
Environmental and human rights issues
0.09%
low income families/mental health care
0.09%
Health Care
4.16%
debt and deficit
0.09%
HRM affordable housing
0.09%
Affordable housing in Halifax
0.09%
The safety of women and girls
0.09%
ethics and trustworthiness
0.09%
Education and fertility
0.09%
economic development in all the counties and bringing in more doctors/nurses
0.09%
Hospital funding, mental health care
0.09%
Managing covid safely
0.09%
Political stability
0.09%
Medical Care, especially procurement of insulin pumps for all type 1 diabetics no matter the age
0.09%
the environment
0.35%
Health care coverage
0.09%
debt reduction
0.09%
Inclusivity, all races being equal including a basic minumum income for those in need
0.09%
Senior Care and Caregiver help
0.09%
Smart economic recovery
0.09%
Making sure i have work in my skill trade when iam done school in two years. Also more money for poor people like me.
0.09%
health
0.18%
Vaccine passports and state of emergency
0.09%
None
0.18%
Cooperation between the political parties. Help each other instead of spreading lies and degrading the accomplishments of the other parties. Work together. accomplis
0.09%
The economy
0.8%
Environmental issues/global warming
0.09%
Health care - new doctors
0.09%
I'm a disabled veteran and went to the Gulf to protect our freedoms which the liberals are able to give away on a whim. We need mental health care and accountability for all officials.
0.09%
Halifax bridge commission and health care
0.09%
economy
0.89%
Yarmouth ferry
0.09%
Covid recovery
0.09%
Nova Scotia must maximize its economic growth.
0.09%
Mental Health and Healthcare
0.09%
deficit
0.09%
I don’t have one issue
0.09%
Poverty
0.53%
Infrastructure and Doctors
0.09%
Vaccine mandates
0.09%
na
0.09%
Climate change and protecting the environment
0.09%
Climate Change
0.35%
Wealth inequality
0.09%
Opening up the province too early
0.09%
Health Care. Not enough family doctors.
0.09%
Affordable Housing and rent control
0.09%
Affordable Housing
0.53%
Racism
0.09%
HEALTH CARE
0.44%
lack of decussion about taxation and debt of the province
0.09%
environmental protection
0.09%
The strange secret sale of Owls Head Park and the dishonest current party in power.
0.09%
climate change
0.27%
Recovery
0.09%
A new high school for my kids.
0.09%
equality
0.09%
Fiscal responsibility
0.35%
Forests
0.09%
Healtj Care
0.09%
HEALTHCARE - OUR SYSTEM IS BROKEN BOTH HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH
0.09%
Doctor shortages
0.09%
equalization transfer payments
0.09%
Say no to vaccine passports
0.09%
nothing
0.27%
leadership
0.09%
-99
0.53%
access to healthcare
0.09%
Environmental issues
0.18%
economic recovery
0.09%
Overall health care, not just Covid
0.09%
health care and child care
0.09%
health care shortage
0.09%
Don't know
0.09%
Student Debt and Cost of Living
0.09%
How covid and other emergencies will be handled going forward
0.09%
Health care.
0.18%
Family Doctors
0.09%
Climate change action
0.09%
cost of living
0.27%
housing crisis
0.09%
Economic Development
0.09%
Education and Healthcare
0.09%
Eviroment
0.09%
Heatlhcare- we need doctors
0.09%
Medical care
0.09%
Health, environment, poor government decisions, little honesty
0.09%
Housing affordability
0.27%
Fixing Healthcare
0.09%
Strong leaders
0.09%
No important issues
0.09%
I haven't yet decided which issue is most important to me. There are several that matter a lot to me.
0.09%
financial assistance for all seniors living alone despite income levels
0.09%
Childcare
0.35%
Having our rights taken away.
0.09%
Getting more doctors
0.09%
Auto Insurance
0.09%
A practical economy
0.09%
Abiding policies
0.09%
Political parties making promises they are unlikely to keep
0.09%
Health care spending
0.09%
Doctor shortage
0.09%
Party politics is killing the country
0.09%
recovery from COVID
0.09%
Environmental
0.27%
Taxes collected taxes spent
0.09%
HEALTHCARE
0.27%
Personal freedoms
0.09%
Health Care & Rent control
0.09%
the environment/climate change
0.09%
(1) Mi'kmaw fisheries, although a federal responsibility how this is managed provincially is important and so is TRC. In addition, EDUCATION, and quality of education/outcomes of Black, Indigenous, and diverse Learners and those with requiring accommodations.. 2) BLM and employment equity and representation at all levels of within govt. (3) The environment/climate changes.
0.09%
environment
0.18%
economy and lower taxes
0.09%
they work together and be honest with people
0.09%
Helping people on pension to make ends meet. Not giving money to other countries.
0.09%
Need better roads
0.09%
Primary health care
0.09%
Covid - 19
0.09%
Jobs
0.44%
Preventable healthcare
0.09%
unsure
0.09%
Affordable living
0.18%
Economy and jobs, post pandemic
0.09%
Rights and freedoms
0.09%
Healthcare staffing
0.09%
Doctors
0.27%
Housing
1.33%
Economic recovery from Covid
0.09%
health care reforms
0.09%
Preservation of protected land and not selling water frontage properties to non-Canadians
0.09%
Cost of living/housing
0.09%
Changement climatique
0.09%
seniors as the cost goes up we are not making any more money. bills fall behind. less for food. lights. heat. meds, etc.
0.09%
BIPOC being at a disadvantage
0.09%
Health care and housing !
0.09%
Heath care
0.27%
mental health access
0.09%
Opening the economy back up
0.09%
Mental health care
0.09%
Lifting covid restrictions
0.09%
Who’s elected
0.09%
Rent control
0.62%
Integrity
0.09%
Competence
0.09%
Low cost housing
0.09%
Respect, maintain Human-Rights & Dignity as to the Geneva Convention & The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 as well promote and sustain a true Democracy.
0.09%
Senors living at home more support
0.09%
health care, recruiting doctors, reducing wait times for medical care
0.09%
Leadership
0.18%
Middle class finances
0.09%
medical care
0.27%
Health care - lack of a familydoctor
0.09%
Equality in the work place
0.09%
Honesty
0.18%
Covid resonse
0.09%
biodiversity crisis
0.09%
oas
0.09%
Cost of living
0.53%
Senior Care
0.09%
to many to list
0.09%
Monies
0.09%
Housing crisis and healthcare
0.09%
the Economoy
0.09%
Mental Health help for our young adults
0.09%
taxes, employment
0.09%
One season for Lobster fishery
0.09%
fiscal responsibility
0.18%
Health
0.8%
Covid and healthcare - long ER and ambulance wait times)
0.09%
My net income
0.09%
There shouldn't be one at this time, during covid 19. It just doesn't make any sense.
0.09%
Financial issues
0.09%
indigenous rights
0.09%
Hospital and my health can’t get any care that I need
0.09%
Immigration
0.09%
Affordable housing and health, dental and eye care.
0.09%
Independence of the political reps versus kowtowing to the Party hierarchy.
0.09%
Management of the pandemic
0.09%
Health and seniors care
0.09%
Healthcare/ environment/ education issues
0.09%
Back to school
0.09%
Management of COVID and its impacts on finances, education and health care
0.09%
health care and schools
0.09%
Addressing wages and worker's rights.
0.09%
Covid-19, lack of sick time for vaccine side effects, forced vaccinations
0.09%
Respect for Teachers and what they need
0.09%
Health care ; lack of doctors, waiting time.
0.09%
Affordable (actually affordable!) housing.
0.09%
the future
0.09%
Healthcare and daycare
0.09%
Government excessive spending and huge budget deficits, resulting in high inflation and more taxation.
0.09%
Someone who I can count on to help
0.09%
Get rid of cerb
0.09%
Owls Head Park and the issue of government dishonesty
0.09%
education
0.09%
Health care/economy
0.09%
taxes, working class cost of living
0.09%
To keep us safe during this pandemic at whatever cost!
0.09%
High Speed Internet in rural areas.
0.09%
No idea
0.09%
Transparency
0.09%
Business to be supported
0.09%
equality of all citizens
0.09%
Not having vaccine passports enforced
0.09%
Lowering taxes
0.09%
Climate Crisis
0.18%
Health care - doctor shortage
0.09%
mental health services
0.09%
To have someone that prioritizes human health and economy over pet dogs.
0.09%
Protection of the Environment
0.09%
Wages/jobs
0.09%
poverty
0.18%
Prov. Debt
0.09%
Accountability , electing quality people with experience & a proven track record to responsibly direct the affairs of Nova Scotians.
0.09%
Provincial Healthcare
0.09%
ending covid restrictions
0.09%
Environment / climate change
0.09%
Creating sustainable green energy production
0.09%
Our Freedom
0.09%
Health care, Education, Employment
0.09%
Lifting the rent restrictions
0.09%
Trust
0.18%
Accessibility to Mental health care, more drs nurses, education
0.09%
Rent caps
0.09%
future proofing the province against inflation, global warming, global political insecurity (refugees, etc.)
0.09%
housing and rent control
0.09%
Healthcare and housing crisis
0.09%
help for Seniors
0.09%
INVESTEMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE
0.09%
Child care, housing
0.09%
Seniors
0.18%
Employment
0.09%
Stopping the Liberals and Conservatives from getting in.
0.09%
Education plan re: COVID
0.09%
affordable housing
0.44%
Improve Health care.
0.09%
Closure of coal fired power plants
0.09%
Early education and health care
0.09%
Constituents are overtaxed on everything, affordable housing at all levels, healthcare
0.09%
Controlling spending
0.09%
Climate catastrophe
0.09%
Local representation
0.09%
Economc Recovery from Covid
0.09%
Healthcare. Lack of doctors
0.09%
Covid protocols and enforcement of rules
0.09%
Government transparency and accountability, lack there-of
0.09%
Unsure
0.09%
Black lives matter
0.09%
Senior care
0.09%
Spending
0.09%
Environmental protection
0.09%
Housing and rental prices
0.09%
Lack of trust in the liberal party
0.09%
Cuts to healthcare and education
0.09%
Covid rebuilding
0.09%
Child care related costs
0.09%
Income tax rate
0.09%
The environment including Northern Pulp
0.09%
Lack of transparancy and back room deals
0.09%
ensuring all nova scotia have sufficient basics - housing, jobs, health care, infrastructure
0.09%
actually having someone who doesn't lie.
0.09%
Affordability fpr homes
0.09%
Growing provincial debt
0.09%
SENIORS HEALTH CARE
0.09%
Rent Control
0.18%
Infrastructures like High Speed Internet (Fiber) for the whole Province, Roads, Bridges, Schools etc.
0.09%
climate crisis
0.09%
Support for the marginalised people
0.09%
Economic rebound after COVID
0.09%
BIPOC issues
0.09%
The fact that the legislature hasn't sat in over a year
0.09%
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
0.09%
Healthcare and transparency!!!This provonce has neither!
0.09%
More family doctors
0.09%
covid outcome
0.09%
What areas are going to see cuts in order to pay for all of new the election promises?
0.09%
Environment / Climate Change
0.09%
Adoption and support of green technology to reduce pollution and climate change.
0.09%
Wasting money on the Yarmouth Ferry
0.09%
Covid
0.53%
Economic prosperity for all
0.09%
Equitable Healthcare
0.09%
We need doctors in our area
0.09%
Economy, Poverty, Drug Crisis, Organised Crime (All Equally Important)
0.09%
The housing crisis
0.09%
Unkept promises
0.09%
Budget
0.09%
Environment and wildlife
0.09%
cost of housing/living
0.09%
homeless people, poverty with no housing available
0.09%
Access to healthcare
0.09%
Ending the lockdowns/pandemic rules and going back to normal from the pandemic
0.09%
Freedom of choice and privacy
0.09%
Unvaccinated people in public gatherings and traveling
0.09%
Protecting environment, better healthcare
0.09%
Hospitals
0.09%
the tax break
0.09%
PCs do not win
0.09%
Housing insecurity
0.09%
to much focus on the party leaders. I elect my MLA/MP not the leader. This means the problems that my area faces are lost in the mud slinging and empty promises from the top.
0.09%
inflation
0.09%
No jobs
0.09%
housing prices
0.09%
I don’t know
0.18%
Improving available housing
0.09%
Affordable Senior Housing
0.09%
Spending Yarmouth ferry
0.09%
Returning to normal and staying that way.
0.09%
Housing and affordable wages
0.09%
Health and Social Equity
0.09%
A sustainable and forward-thinking policy for eradicating homelessness
0.09%
Support for people with mental health issues.
0.09%
Control and elimination of Covid leading to a return of normality without fears of contagion.
0.09%
housing
0.18%
Nothing
0.18%
health care and associated costs
0.09%
pandemic response
0.09%
COVID 19
0.18%
Economy recovery from the pandemic
0.09%
Learning from the gaps in continuing care exposed by COVID19
0.09%
hospitals and Doctors
0.09%
Future of Families and income
0.09%
the economy
0.18%
Justin Trudeau
0.09%
Save owls head
0.09%
financial responsbility
0.09%
Health & education
0.09%
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
0.09%
Long Term Care
0.09%
there is no one issue of much importance to me
0.09%
Health care, paramedics
0.09%
Seniors care
0.09%
Providing affordable housing
0.09%
the lack of family physicians
0.09%
wage
0.09%
Too many to mention
0.09%
Rent control; ban on renoviction; affordable (30% of net taxable income) housing
0.09%
fiscal management
0.09%
Lack of health care
0.09%
Healthcare and Education
0.09%
Improving the efficiency of the public service
0.09%
Helping families financially with people with immunocompromised children who cannot return to work and cannot send their children to daycare and school due to high risk of dying from Covid 19
0.09%
People with Disabilities
0.09%
Caucasian/White
0.09%
Recovery and renewable energy
0.09%
good leadership
0.09%
Adequate affordable housing
0.09%
Continued protection of the population from COVID and economic recovery
0.09%
Health care, education, employment opportunities
0.09%
wages
0.09%
Lack of affordable housing
0.09%
Health care and provinces financed
0.09%
TRANSPARENCY, POLITICAL AND BUREAUCRATIC
0.09%
Economic prosperity
0.09%
The sale of Owl's Head
0.09%
Elected officials have no consequences for their actions
0.09%
Health Care or rather the lack of a decent working one
0.09%
Economic recovery from lockdown
0.09%
Health Care in general - not just Covid-19 related measures.
0.09%
to make health care much better
0.09%
Health care system severely broken
0.09%
Grand Lake Health care
0.09%
Access to medical services, education, and jobs.
0.09%
the economy / lack of jobs for citizens
0.09%
debt
0.09%
Rising costs of living
0.09%
Affordable housing and rent control.
0.09%
Climat crisis
0.09%
government spending
0.09%
Credibility in leadership
0.09%
Truthfulness
0.09%
Rights
0.09%
Paying less tax
0.09%
Ending pandemic restrictions
0.09%
balancing the budget
0.09%
Provincial post-Covid economy and recovery
0.09%
reducing random residential towers on peninsular Halifax.
0.09%
Seeing the province flourish post pandemic.
0.09%
Homeless
0.09%
Lack of maturity of leaders
0.09%
Quality of life
0.09%
covid/vaccine
0.09%
Healthcare and covid
0.09%
DEALING WITH THE COVID CRISIS AND TRYING TO GET OUR ECONOMY GOING AGAIN.
0.09%
Meaningful progress on issues related to diversity and inclusion
0.09%
mental health, economy
0.09%
Post-pandemic economic recovery
0.09%
Health care - incl. conventional care, long term care and mental health
0.09%
Continued careful mitigation of the ongoing pandemic.
0.09%
Child poverty in Cape Breton
0.09%
Rent control , medical care
0.09%
access to health care, child care benefits
0.09%
Economic Recovery
0.09%
Fixing healthcare
0.09%
budget and long term debt
0.09%
Healthcare- lack of doctors to start
0.09%
time for a change
0.09%
Post-Covid Recovery/Economy
0.09%
Education & Health Care
0.09%
health care
0.09%
representation. The parties in power stay in power bc the do not represent all of us and do their best to keep the general public at bay.
0.09%
Mental health
0.09%
Early childhood Education
0.09%
freedom
0.09%
creating a more equitable society
0.09%
Balanced budget
0.09%
Wage and housing
0.09%
Social justice
0.09%
Election Reform
0.09%
Taxes are disgusting the government makes more money than we do
0.09%
Care for the environment
0.09%
Stop using fossil fuels
0.09%
Housing prices
0.09%
Pénurie de médecins de famille
0.09%
changement climatique
0.09%
Ending covid tyranny
0.09%
Honesty, not people bashing, working across the party lines, Infrastructure (high speed internet, roads etc.
0.09%
rising rent prices and taxes
0.09%
Women's right, environmental issues, housing issues, health
0.09%
Yarmouth Ferry
0.09%
Covid support.
0.09%
controlling the budget
0.09%
Covid restrictions
0.09%
Cost of rent
0.09%
Integrity. It’s sadly lacking in political promises
0.09%
healthcare and jobs
0.09%
Overly high taxes
0.09%
Children
0.09%
SURVIVAL -- my own personal survival as an individual and the survival of Canada as a nation
0.09%
seniors health
0.09%
childcare/healthcare
0.09%
More energy efficiency incentives, like rebates for heat pumps and electric cars
0.09%
No Major issue, just who is the best (of the lot) to captain the ship, so to speak
0.09%
Income disparity
0.09%
Adorable housing
0.09%
Health care when required not when available
0.09%
Medical system
0.09%
Censorship’s
0.09%
Personal rights and freedoms and healthcare
0.09%
Deciding which of the three party leaders are fit to be the leader of our province.
0.09%
Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss
0.09%
job creation
0.09%
Homes for people
0.09%
Currently, that Nova Scotians all have access to a family doc or primary care physician.
0.09%
Government overreach with regard to COVID 19.
0.09%
Healthcare.
0.09%
Freedom
0.09%
Better support from the government
0.09%
Reduction of regulations
0.09%
Health care and affordable housing
0.09%
Tough one...climate and environment
0.09%
covid response
0.09%
Good government
0.09%
Rent cap
0.09%
the turnout. Generally they are low
0.09%
Deficit Heath care
0.09%
A lot. It’s important to have an elected leader with similar views on equality and acceptance as myself, no raises in tax brackets unless we the people they’re taking from will benefit from such raise, etc
0.09%
Honesty and integrity
0.09%
Support for its citizens on all levels.
0.09%
Healthcare and education
0.09%
Governance (transparency, engagement of citizens outside of elections, access to information)
0.09%
Which party will respect government employees with a respectful raise!
0.09%
Healthcare and pandemic response
0.09%
The healthcare crisis
0.09%
Getting fertiltiy recognized as an important issue
0.09%
Look after the common person not special intrest groups
0.09%
Rent
0.09%
government aide to rural villages
0.09%
Healthcare, lack thereof
0.09%
No single issue is MOST important to me ... I have many concerns and don’t see much action on any of them beyond promises at successive elections.
0.09%
Health Care specifically access to Family doctor and access to specialists in a timely fashion
0.09%
Land use and enviorment
0.09%
Health care access, cost of living, affordable housing
0.09%
basic personal tax rate not indexed
0.09%
Handling of pandemic and economy
0.09%
how we will ever pay our debt, we are living of out grandchildren's future
0.09%
That we not return to the time of Stephen Harper
0.09%
Small Business issues
0.09%
Canadians taxed to deatj
0.09%
Healthcare/Senior care
0.09%
making our health system work, reducing waitlist for family doctor, reducing wait timees, fixing EHS delays
0.09%
Climate
0.09%
Covid recovery process
0.09%
ACCOUNTABILITY
0.09%
Homelessness
0.09%
Environmental Sustainability
0.09%
Governance
0.09%
Cleaning up after Covid
0.09%
Healthcare and need for more doctors
0.09%
Covid 19 recovery
0.09%
Higher rebate for senior housing for the lower income and health care
0.09%
Health Care or housing for the elderly
0.09%
Not sure
0.09%
Health Care asyytem or Lack there of
0.09%
Civil rights to freedom
0.09%
Young people & their wellbeing and support from the province
0.09%
reconciliation with indigenous peoples
0.09%
Medical
0.09%
none really
0.09%
Debt. How to pay for the Conoviras expenses.
0.09%
Social justice issue such as Reconciliation
0.09%
Business Growth
0.09%
increased staffing for long term care
0.09%
Strong unions
0.09%
Common sense
0.09%
Healthcare...primarily...doctors
0.09%
avoiding reckless spending
0.09%
Covid safety
0.09%
social justice and the social determinants of health
0.09%
Having a government that will have legislture sit for more than 3 weeks of the year; and de-politicizing the Public Accounts Comm.
0.09%
Affording health care in the future
0.09%
Economy and "real/physical" infrastructure
0.09%
Disability rights and a living wage
0.09%
Access to primary healthcare
0.09%
Population
0.09%
High cost of housing/rents
0.09%
economy/taxes
0.09%
High cost of living
0.09%
Interest-free student loans
0.09%
THE ENVIRONMENT
0.09%
Economic recovery
0.09%
Fiscal help for troubled businesses caused by Covid
0.09%
Economic recovery and fiscal responsibility
0.09%
Climat change
0.09%
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Sample size
1,129
Sample size calculated by VoxDash
1,129
Margin of error
±3%
Comparable margin of error
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Probability sampling
Data sampling
Nonprobability sampling
General population
Respondent qualification age
18
Geographies
Canada
Coverages
Provincial/state

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