| Canadian Public Opinion Trends | |||||||||
| Source | Canadian Opinion Research Archive | ||||||||
| http:///www.queensu.ca/cora/trends | |||||||||
| Approval: Defence | |||||||||
| Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way the current federal government is handling defence policy? | |||||||||
| Year | Month | Approve | Disapprove | DK | Valid N | Variable | Survey | Firm | |
| 1985 | April | 42.4 | 37.8 | 19.8 | 2045 | Q130N6 | FC853 | Environics | |
| 1985 | September | 37.9 | 39.5 | 22.5 | 2057 | Q68N6 | FC855 | Environics | |
| 1986 | February | 34.6 | 45.6 | 19.8 | 2060 | Q92F | FC862 | Environics | |
| 1986 | September | 41.1 | 38 | 20.8 | 2039 | Q113F | FC864 | Environics | |
| 1987 | March | 36.9 | 42.9 | 20.1 | 2020 | Q2F | FC872 | Environics | |
| 1987 | November | 40.4 | 37.9 | 21.7 | 2044 | Q1F | FC881 | Environics | |
| 1988 | May | 38.2 | 40.7 | 21 | 2053 | Q2F | FC883 | Environics | |
| 1989 | June | 37.8 | 44.4 | 17.7 | 2003 | Q3F | FC893 | Environics | |
| 1989 | December | 43.7 | 40.5 | 15.8 | 2002 | Q5F | FC901 | Environics | |
| 1990 | March | 40.9 | 39.6 | 19.5 | 2002 | Q2F | FC902 | Environics | |
| 1990 | June | 40.6 | 37.8 | 21.6 | 2029 | Q3F | FC903 | Environics | |
| 1990 | October | 42.5 | 43.5 | 14 | 2019 | Q2F | FC904 | Environics | |
| 1991 | January | 47.6 | 39.3 | 13.2 | 2220 | Q2F | FC911 | Environics | |
| 1991 | April | 46.8 | 36.6 | 16.6 | 2021 | Q2F | FC912 | Environics | |
| 1991 | July | 44.4 | 41.4 | 14.2 | 2012 | Q9F | FC913 | Environics | |
| 1991 | October | 40 | 42.7 | 17.2 | 1531 | Q2F | FC914 | Environics | |
| 1992 | February | 44.4 | 35.8 | 19.8 | 2001 | Q2F | FC921 | Environics | |
| 1992 | May | 41.6 | 38.5 | 19.9 | 2005 | Q2F | FC922 | Environics | |
| 1992 | August | 46.5 | 38.1 | 15.4 | 2019 | Q3F | FC923 | Environics | |
| 1992 | November | 42 | 38.2 | 19.7 | 2022 | Q2F | FC924 | Environics | |
| 1993 | March | 41.4 | 41.4 | 17.2 | 2042 | Q2F | FC931 | Environics | |
| 1993 | June | 42.2 | 41.3 | 16.6 | 2002 | Q2F | FC932 | Environics | |
| 1993 | August | 40 | 41.9 | 18 | 2001 | Q2F | FC933 | Environics | |
| 1993 | December | 44.2 | 36.8 | 19 | 2002 | Q2F | FC934 | Environics | |
| 1994 | March | 48.3 | 41.6 | 10.1 | 2020 | Q4F | FC941 | Environics | |
| 1994 | June | 47.9 | 36.6 | 15.5 | 2026 | Q2F | FC942 | Environics | |
| 1994 | September | 44.4 | 33.7 | 21.8 | 2001 | Q4F | FC943 | Environics | |
| 1994 | December | 44.7 | 38.6 | 16.7 | 1996 | Q2F | FC944 | Environics | |
| 1995 | March | 42.8 | 40.1 | 17.1 | 2003 | Q2F | FC951 | Environics | |
| 1995 | June | 45.6 | 36.9 | 17.6 | 2037 | Q2F | FC952 | Environics | |
| 1995 | September | 44.9 | 35 | 20.1 | 2022 | Q8F | FC953 | Environics | |
| 1995 | December | 47.7 | 34.5 | 17.9 | 2005 | Q2F | FC954 | Environics | |
| 1996 | March | 42.2 | 37.3 | 20.5 | 2034 | Q2F | FC961 | Environics | |
| 1996 | June | 40.6 | 36.3 | 23 | 2015 | Q5F | FC962 | Environics | |
| 1996 | Q3 | 35.3 | 43.4 | 21.3 | 2015 | Q2D | FC963 | Environics | |
| 1996 | Q4 | 38.6 | 41.6 | 19.9 | 2000 | Q2D | FC964 | Environics | |
| 1997 | Q1 | 33.5 | 42.4 | 24.2 | 2014 | Q2D | FC971 | Environics | |
| 1997 | July | 38.1 | 41.1 | 20.9 | 1941 | Q100D | FC972 | Environics | |
| 1997 | October | 40.9 | 40.5 | 18.7 | 1953 | Q117E | FC973 | Environics | |
| 1997 | December | 45.4 | 39.3 | 15.3 | 1948 | Q99E | FC974 | Environics | |
| 1998 | March | 52.6 | 32.4 | 15 | 1936 | Q135E | FC981 | Environics | |
| 1998 | June | 37.8 | 42.5 | 19.7 | 1942 | Q110E | FC982 | Environics | |
| 1998 | October | 41.3 | 42 | 16.7 | 1942 | Q120E | FC983 | Environics | |
| 1998 | December | 39.9 | 37.1 | 23 | 1921 | Q125E | FC984 | Environics | |
| 1999 | March | 42.5 | 39.5 | 18 | 1986 | Q70E | FC991 | Environics | |
| 1999 | June | 46.7 | 33.5 | 19.8 | 1919 | Q102E | FC992 | Environics | |
| 1999 | September | 39.3 | 43.6 | 17.1 | 1943 | Q74E | FC993 | Environics | |
| 1999 | December | 56.4 | 43.6 | - | 1750 | Q85E | FC994 | Environics | |
| 2000 | March | 57.4 | 42.6 | - | 1759 | Q72E | FC001 | Environics | |
| 2000 | June | 61.3 | 38.7 | - | 1781 | Q70E | FC002 | Environics | |
| 2000 | September | 55.2 | 44.8 | - | 1787 | Q40E | FC003 | Environics | |
| 2000 | December | 58.7 | 41.3 | - | 1730 | Q36E | FC004 | Environics | |
| 2001 | April | 58.6 | 41.4 | - | 1235 | Q66E | FC011 | Environics | |
| 2001 | June | 57.6 | 42.4 | - | 1196 | Q70E | FC012 | Environics | |
| 2001 | September | 49.3 | 50.7 | - | 1180 | Q69E | FC013 | Environics | |
| 2001 | December | 53.1 | 46.9 | - | 1221 | Q120E | FC014 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q1 | 44.6 | 52.1 | 3.3 | 1303 | Q65E | FC031 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q2 | 42.3 | 50.8 | 6.9 | 1355 | Q85E | FC032 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q3 | 41 | 53.3 | 5.7 | 1294 | Q78E | FC033 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q4 | 48.4 | 46 | 5.6 | 1281 | Q40_5 | FC034 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q1 | 49.2 | 45.3 | 5.4 | 1341 | Q83E | FC041 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q3 | 43.5 | 51.9 | 4.7 | 1350 | Q89E | FC043 | Environics | |
| 2005 | Q1 | 47.4 | 47.1 | 5.5 | 973 | Q23E | FC051 | Environics | |
| 2005 | Q3 | 47.6 | 46.1 | 6.3 | 1327 | Q81E | FC053 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q1 | 49 | 41 | 9.9 | 1377 | Q9E | FC061 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q2 | 46.1 | 46.6 | 7.3 | 1298 | Q9E | FC062 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q3 | 47.8 | 48.2 | 3.9 | 1267 | Q57E | FC063 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q4 | 47.7 | 46.5 | 5.8 | 1268 | Q21E | FC034 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q1 | 47.5 | 47.4 | 5.0 | 1252 | Q21E | FC071 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q2 | 40.5 | 52.6 | 6.8 | 1270 | Q8_5 | FC072 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q3 | 46.2 | 48.0 | 5.8 | 1295 | Q58E | FC073 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q4 | 61.8 | 38.2 | - | 1182 | Q57E | FC074 | Environics | |
| 2008 | Q1 | 44.3 | 49.1 | 6.7 | 1335 | Q8E | FC081 | Environics | |
| 2008 | Q2 | 40.2 | 50.6 | 9.2 | 1337 | Q12E | FC082 | Environics | |
| 2008 | Q4 | 45.3 | 45.9 | 8.8 | 2021 | Q12E | FC084 | Environics | |
| 2009 | Q1 | 50.1 | 42.4 | 7.4 | 1357 | Q25E | FC091 | Environics | |