| Canadian Public Opinion Trends | |||||||||
| Source | Canadian Opinion Research Archive | ||||||||
| http:///www.queensu.ca/cora/trends | |||||||||
| Approval: Deficit | |||||||||
| Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way the current federal government is handling deficit reduction? | |||||||||
| Year | Month | Approve | Disapprove | DK | Valid N | Variable | Survey | Firm | |
| 1989 | June | 23.8 | 65.9 | 10.3 | 2003 | Q3L | FC893 | Environics | |
| 1989 | December | 17 | 75.1 | 7.9 | 2002 | Q5L | FC901 | Environics | |
| 1990 | March | 18.4 | 71.7 | 9.9 | 2002 | Q2L | FC902 | Environics | |
| 1990 | June | 17.6 | 72.6 | 9.8 | 2029 | Q3L | FC903 | Environics | |
| 1990 | October | 15.2 | 76.6 | 8.1 | 2019 | Q2L | FC904 | Environics | |
| 1991 | January | 16.6 | 73.6 | 9.9 | 2220 | Q2L | FC911 | Environics | |
| 1991 | April | 16.5 | 74.2 | 9.3 | 2021 | Q2L | FC912 | Environics | |
| 1991 | July | 14.6 | 78.1 | 7.3 | 2012 | Q9K | FC913 | Environics | |
| 1991 | October | 11.2 | 80.2 | 8.6 | 1531 | Q2K | FC914 | Environics | |
| 1992 | February | 13.8 | 77.4 | 8.8 | 2001 | Q2K | FC921 | Environics | |
| 1992 | May | 11.5 | 80.6 | 7.9 | 2005 | Q2K | FC922 | Environics | |
| 1992 | August | 12.8 | 79.1 | 8.1 | 2019 | Q3K | FC923 | Environics | |
| 1992 | November | 7.3 | 84 | 8.7 | 2022 | Q2K | FC924 | Environics | |
| 1993 | March | 9.9 | 82.2 | 7.8 | 2042 | Q2K | FC931 | Environics | |
| 1993 | June | 10.4 | 84.2 | 5.3 | 2002 | Q2K | FC932 | Environics | |
| 1993 | August | 11.9 | 83 | 5 | 2001 | Q2K | FC933 | Environics | |
| 1993 | December | 18.1 | 68.9 | 12.9 | 2002 | Q2K | FC934 | Environics | |
| 1994 | March | 23.2 | 69.6 | 7.3 | 2020 | Q4K | FC941 | Environics | |
| 1994 | June | 16.7 | 75.9 | 7.5 | 2026 | Q2K | FC942 | Environics | |
| 1994 | September | 20.3 | 69.7 | 9.9 | 2001 | Q4K | FC943 | Environics | |
| 1994 | December | 16.8 | 76.8 | 6.3 | 1996 | Q2K | FC944 | Environics | |
| 1995 | March | 25.4 | 68.5 | 6.1 | 2003 | Q2K | FC951 | Environics | |
| 1995 | June | 19.5 | 73.7 | 6.8 | 2037 | Q2K | FC952 | Environics | |
| 1995 | September | 19.4 | 72 | 8.7 | 2022 | Q8K | FC953 | Environics | |
| 1995 | December | 23.5 | 67.5 | 9 | 2005 | Q2J | FC954 | Environics | |
| 1996 | March | 29.5 | 63.4 | 7 | 2034 | Q2J | FC961 | Environics | |
| 1996 | June | 27.4 | 63.8 | 8.8 | 2015 | Q5J | FC962 | Environics | |
| 1996 | Q3 | 37.7 | 53.8 | 8.4 | 2015 | Q2G | FC963 | Environics | |
| 1996 | Q4 | 35.3 | 56.5 | 8.2 | 2000 | Q2G | FC964 | Environics | |
| 1997 | Q1 | 36.3 | 52.7 | 11 | 2014 | Q2G | FC971 | Environics | |
| 1997 | July | 48.1 | 43.6 | 8.3 | 1941 | Q100G | FC972 | Environics | |
| 1997 | October | 49.3 | 43.6 | 7.1 | 1953 | Q117H | FC973 | Environics | |
| 1997 | December | 50.6 | 41.9 | 7.5 | 1948 | Q99H | FC974 | Environics | |
| 1998 | March | 54.1 | 37.1 | 8.8 | 1936 | Q135H | FC981 | Environics | |
| 1998 | June | 48.7 | 42.3 | 9 | 1942 | Q110H | FC982 | Environics | |
| 1998 | October | 60.9 | 31.6 | 7.5 | 1942 | Q120H | FC983 | Environics | |
| 1998 | December | 51.7 | 37.2 | 11.1 | 1921 | Q125H | FC984 | Environics | |
| 1999 | March | 51.2 | 37.1 | 11.7 | 1986 | Q70H | FC991 | Environics | |
| 1999 | June | 46.4 | 39.6 | 14 | 1919 | Q102H | FC992 | Environics | |
| 1999 | September | 50 | 37.5 | 12.5 | 1943 | Q74H | FC993 | Environics | |
| 1999 | December | 60.9 | 39.1 | - | 1899 | Q85H | FC994 | Environics | |
| 2000 | March | 56.1 | 43.9 | - | 1868 | Q72H | FC001 | Environics | |
| 2000 | June | 57.2 | 42.8 | - | 1889 | Q70H | FC002 | Environics | |
| 2000 | September | 54.2 | 45.8 | - | 1915 | Q40H | FC003 | Environics | |
| 2000 | December | 60 | 40 | - | 1926 | Q36H | FC004 | Environics | |
| 2001 | April | 59.2 | 40.8 | - | 1310 | Q66H | FC011 | Environics | |
| 2001 | June | 56 | 44 | - | 1368 | Q70H | FC012 | Environics | |
| 2001 | September | 65.8 | 34.2 | - | 1136 | Q69H | FC013 | Environics | |
| 2001 | December | 57.1 | 42.9 | - | 1241 | Q120H | FC014 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q1 | 53.3 | 43.7 | 3 | 1320 | Q65H | FC031 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q2 | 54 | 40 | 6.1 | 1364 | Q85H | FC032 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q3 | 55.9 | 39.2 | 4.9 | 1302 | Q78H | FC033 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q4 | 57.3 | 38 | 4.6 | 1280 | Q40_8 | FC034 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q1 | 51.7 | 43.3 | 5 | 1312 | Q83H | FC041 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q3 | 56.9 | 37.4 | 5.8 | 1335 | Q89H | FC043 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q4 | 52 | 41.4 | 6.5 | 1345 | Q27_8 | FC044 | Environics | |
| 2005 | Q1 | 48.2 | 43.4 | 8.4 | 1013 | Q23H | FC051 | Environics | |
| 2005 | Q3 | 55.9 | 39.2 | 4.9 | 1328 | Q81H | FC053 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q1 | 44 | 40.6 | 15.4 | 1333 | Q9H | FC061 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q2 | 50.2 | 37.6 | 12.2 | 1258 | Q9H | FC062 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q3 | 57.5 | 33.1 | 9.4 | 1257 | Q57H | FC063 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q4 | 51.9 | 38.3 | 9.8 | 1279 | Q21H | FC064 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q1 | 50.4 | 41.9 | 7.7 | 1250 | Q21H | FC071 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q2 | 46.5 | 41.3 | 12.2 | 1293 | Q8_8 | FC072 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q3 | 60.7 | 30.1 | 9.2 | 1286 | Q58H | FC073 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q4 | 66.2 | 33.8 | - | 1189 | Q57H | FC074 | Environics | |
| 2008 | Q1 | 50.5 | 39.4 | 10.0 | 1324 | Q8H | FC081 | Environics | |
| 2008 | Q2 | 48.4 | 39.5 | 12.1 | 1335 | Q12H | FC082 | Environics | |
| 2009 | Q1 | 45.6 | 45.6 | 8.7 | 1374 | Q25H | FC091 | Environics | |
| 2009 | Q2 | 35.9 | 55.1 | 9.0 | 1027 | Q16H | FC092 | Environics | |