Canadians Support Retaining Public Control of Crown Corporations

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1 Canadians Support Retaining Public Control of Crown Corporations Abacus Data National Poll: June 23-24, 2011, n=1,005 online survey from representative panel of over 150,000 Canadians Twitter.com/abacusdataca

2 Abacus Data: Not your average pollster Abacus Data Inc. is Canada s newest player in the public opinion and marketing research industry. Whether it s telephone or online surveys, focus groups, one-on-one interviews, or secondary data analysis, the team at Abacus Data conducts public opinion, marketing, or stakeholder research that provides strategic insight to our clients. What sets the team at Abacus Data apart is its fresh perspective on politics, business, and consumer behaviour and a commitment to its clients. Abacus Data offers its clients a comprehensive research tool kit that includes: Custom quantitative studies Opinion leader/decision maker consultations The Vertex Panel ( Omnibus surveys Focus groups Informal discussions Intercept studies One-on-one interviews Custom community panel creation and management Secondary data analysis Dr. David Coletto Abacus Data s CEO David has seven years experience listening and interpreting what voters, consumers, and opinion leaders want and expect from government, business, and the non-profit sectors. He has worked with some of Canada s largest corporations and some of its smallest issue and advocacy groups. He received his PhD in Political Science from the University of Calgary where he taught Research Methods to undergraduate students. David is the Pollster for Sun News and a Visiting Fellow at the Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs. He is frequently called upon by news media for his unique perspective on public affairs, millennials, corporate citizenship, and political party finance. He co-authored a chapter in the recently released book Money, Politics and Democracy (eds Young and Jansen, UBC Press 2011).

3 Methodology From June 23 rd to June 24 th, 2011, Abacus Data Inc. conducted an online survey among 1,0005 randomly selected Canadian adults from an online panel of over 150,000 Canadians. The margin of error which measures sampling variability is comparable to +/- 3.2%, 19 times out of 20. Results of the survey were statistically weighted by gender, age, region, education, and past federal vote using census data from Statistics Canada and by past vote using Elections Canada results from the 2008 General Election. Totals may not add up to 100 due to rounding. These questions were posed as part of the Abacus Data monthly Omnibus. For more information about the poll s methodology, visit the Abacus website at The table below reports the unweighted and weighted distribution by region or province. Region/Province Unweighted Count (All Respondents) Weighted Count (All respondents) Atlantic Canada Quebec Ontario Prairies (MB and SK) Alberta BC Total 1,

4 Should the Government of Canada Privatize Canadian Air Transport Security Authority 17% 83% Atomic Energy of Canada 17% 83% Business Development Bank of Canada 22% 78% Farm Credit Canada 25% 75% Export Development Corporation 27% 73% Canada Post 31% 69% The CBC 33% 67% VIA Rail 40% 60% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Privatize Keep Public

5 Canada Post Privatize, 31% 69% Privatize 37% 26% 49% 27% 20% Keep Public 63% 74% 51% 73% 80% Privatize 16% 30% 35% 43% 25% 33% 33% 25% 36% 28% Keep Public 84% 70% 65% 57% 75% 67% 67% 75% 64% 72%

6 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Privatize, 33% 67% Privatize 42% 25% 52% 28% 20% Keep Public 58% 75% 48% 72% 80% Privatize 17% 35% 35% 45% 39% 31% 33% 30% 33% 39% Keep Public 83% 65% 65% 55% 61% 69% 67% 70% 67% 61%

7 Export Development Canada Privatize, 27% 73% Privatize 29% 25% 30% 25% 28% Keep Public 71% 75% 70% 75% 72% Privatize 22% 25% 29% 32% 27% 28% 26% 30% 28% 25% Keep Public 78% 75% 71% 68% 73% 72% 74% 70% 72% 75%

8 VIA Rail Privatize, 40% 60% Privatize 49% 32% 53% 35% 32% Keep Public 51% 68% 47% 65% 68% Privatize 29% 40% 42% 49% 45% 45% 36% 36% 41% 44% Keep Public 71% 60% 58% 51% 55% 55% 64% 64% 59% 56%

9 Atomic Energy of Canada Privatize, 17% 83% Privatize 18% 15% 22% 15% 14% Keep Public 82% 85% 78% 85% 86% Privatize 20% 17% 14% 19% 14% 17% 19% 15% 21% 10% Keep Public 80% 83% 86% 81% 86% 83% 81% 85% 79% 90%

10 Farm Credit Canada Privatize, 25% 75% Privatize 28% 23% 35% 25% 27% Keep Public 72% 77% 65% 75% 72% Privatize 21% 23% 26% 33% 18% 21% 27% 35% 32% 23% Keep Public 79% 77% 74% 67% 82% 79% 73% 65% 67% 77%

11 Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Privatize, 17% 83% Privatize 18% 18% 20% 14% 17% Keep Public 82% 82% 80% 86% 83% Privatize 18% 17% 17% 18% 16% 21% 18% 8% 19% 14% Keep Public 82% 83% 83% 82% 84% 79% 82% 92% 81% 86%

12 Business Development Bank of Canada Privatize, 22% 78% Privatize 25% 20% 29% 19% 19% Keep Public 75% 80% 71% 81% 81% Privatize 20% 19% 26% 22% 18% 18% 24% 25% 23% 23% Keep Public 80% 81% 74% 78% 82% 82% 76% 75% 77% 77%

13 For more information about this study or Abacus Data Inc., please contact: David Coletto, PhD Chief Executive Officer (613) x. 248 Twitter.com/ColettoD To read our analyses and blog, find us online at