Public Opinion Research Study on Electoral Matters - Wave 2

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Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
  • Background and Objectives
  • Methodology
  • Overview of the Findings
  • Notes on Interpretation of the Research Findings
  • Political Neutrality Statement and Contact Information
• Detailed Results
  • Main Sources of News
  • Interest in Politics
  • Knowledge of Provincial Powers
  • Knowledge of Federal Powers
  • Confidence in Institutions in Canada
  • Opinion on the Fairness of Federal Elections
  • Reasons for Thinking Elections Canada Runs Elections Unfairly
  • Trust in Election Changes
  • Electronic Voter Information Card
  • Electoral Interference
  • Opinions on the Integrity of the Voting System in Canada
  • Opinions on the Integrity of Voting by Mail in Canada
  • Types of Voter Fraud
  • Opinions on COVID-19 Restrictions
  • Political Efficacy
  • Trust in People
  • Belief in Government Conspiracy Theories
• Appendices
  • Appendix 1: Quantitative Methodology
  • Appendix 2: Survey Questionnaire

List of Figures

• Figure 1: Main Source of News
• Figure 2: Interest in politics
• Figure 3: Knowledge of provincial powers
• Figure 4: Knowledge of federal powers
• Figure 5: Confidence in Canadian institutions–tracking comparison
• Figure 6: Confidence in Canadian institutions–detailed April 2022 results
• Figure 7: Fairness of Elections Canada in running federal elections
• Figure 8: Reasons for thinking that elections are not conducted fairly by Elections Canada
• Figure 9: Trust in election changes–government
• Figure 10: Trust in election changes–Elections Canada
• Figure 11: Preference for an electronic voter information card
• Figure 12: Perceived impact of interference on the outcome of the next federal election–tracking
• Figure 13: Perceived impact of interference on the outcome of the next federal election–detailed April 2022 results
• Figure 14: Opinion regarding the voting system in Canada
• Figure 15: Opinion regarding voting by mail
• Figure 16: Perception of the frequency of certain types of fraud–tracking
• Figure 17: Perception of the frequency of certain types of fraud–detailed April 2022 results
• Figure 18: Reasonableness of COVID-19 restrictions
• Figure 19: Perceived political efficacy
• Figure 20: Trust in people
• Figure 21: Belief in conspiracy theories–tracking
• Figure 22: Belief in conspiracy theories–detailed April 2022 results

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