Chow Gains; But Support For All Candidates is Soft

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May 1, 2023 (Toronto, ON) – A new Liaison Strategies poll for the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada (NEPMCC) finds Olivia Chow gaining with Mark Saunders and Josh Matlow in a close race for second.

Conducted from April 28-29, 2023, with interactive voice response, the poll of 1,253 Toronto voters has a margin of error of +/- 2.76%, 19 times out of 20.

"Olivia Chow is up to 16%, which gives her a narrow lead over Mark Saunders (12%) and Josh Matlow (12%). The number of undecided voters has decreased but is still relatively high at 39%, said David Valentin, Principal of Liaison Strategies.

“There has not been a lot of movement in the race so far aside from Chow gaining week to week. That being said, only 18% of decided voters say they are strong supporters of their candidate with 61% saying they may change their mind. There is still a long way to go until election day and this is still anyone's race."

The Liaison Survey found among all voters (change from last week):

38% Undecided (-5)
16% Chow (+3)1
2% Saunders (+1)
12% Matlow (no change)
6% Bradford (no change)
6% Hunter (+1)
4% Bailao (-1)
3% Someone Else (no change)
2% Furey (+1)
0% Perruzza (-1)

Among Decided Voters Only (change from last week):

23% Chow (+3)
20% Saunders (+1)
19% Matlow (-2)
10% Bradford (no change)
10% Hunter (+1)
7% Bailao (-2)
5% Someone Else (no change)
3% Furey (+1)
1% Perruzza (-1)

Issue questions for the survey this week were a collaboration with Tamil newspaper Uthayan.

"Many Torontonians (41%) believe the city is moving in the wrong direction, but 39% just aren't sure," continued Valentin.

"Despite recession fears, 40% of Toronto voters say they are optimistic about their family's finances compared to 38% who are not."

"Lastly, with the City of Toronto facing a budget shortfall we asked Toronto voters what they would prefer: higher taxes or cutting spending? Most voters indicated they don't know which would be better with 52% undecided. 26% said they would be in favour of raising taxes while 21% said cutting spending would be better," he concluded.

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À propos de Stratégies Liaison
Liaison Strategies est une société nationale de recherche sur l’opinion publique. Avec 12 ans d’expérience dans le domaine des sondages au Canada, David Valentin, directeur, a mené des centaines de projets aux niveaux municipal,
provincial et fédéral et est apparu dans les médias canadiens pour discuter de ses observations.

Liaison est membre du Conseil de recherche et d’intelligence marketing canadien, le porte-parole canadien des professionnels de la recherche, de l’analyse et de l’information, tant au Canada qu’à l’étranger.
À propos du Conseil national de la presse et des médias ethniques du Canada (CNPMEC)
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Il représente la presse ethnique du Canada auprès des gouvernements provinciaux et fédéral et constitue la principale association industrielle pour les journaux, les chaînes de télévision, les stations de radio et les sites Internet de langue non officielle du Canada.

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