Federal elections: Canadians' interest in the campaign by party 2021| ��ƽ��

How closely will you follow what the parties and leaders say during their campaign for the federal election?

Characteristic	Very closely - I will check on the situation at least once a day	Closely - I will check on the situation at least a few days a week	From afar - Maybe once a week	Occasionally - Only when something important happens	From very far away - I have more important things to do than the election	Do not know
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Release date

August 2021

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

August 13 to 15, 2021

Number of respondents

2,007 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Il est probable qu'une élection soit bientôt déclenchée. Si tel est le cas, dans quelle mesure suivrez-vous ce que les partis et les dirigeants disent pendant leur campagne ?"

Missing percentage points to 100 percent are due to rounding.

* Due to the small number of respondents (n<30), data are presented for illustrative purposes only.

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While under Canadian electoral law, federal elections must be held every four years, the Prime Minister also has the option of asking the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and decide to hold the election early. This is precisely what Justin Trudeau did by launching the election campaign on . Canadians planning to follow this campaign most closely were primarily those intending to vote for the two dominant political parties. More than half of potential Green Party voters, ** percent, planned to follow the campaign only at key moments.