Budget Day: Canadians Want Cuts… But Not at Any Cost

With the federal budget looming, fresh polling from Nanos Research finds voters pushing for restraint while remaining deeply split on deficits and social investment.

With the release of Mark Carney government’s first federal budget today, fresh polling from Nanos Research offers insight into how Canadians feel about spending, cuts, and what priorities they want reflected in the government’s fiscal plan.

Healthcare tops the public agenda by a wide margin: 30% of respondents say strengthening the healthcare system is their number-one priority. In distant second, 15% say reducing the deficit is most important.

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