| Canadian Public Opinion Trends | |||||||||
| Source | Canadian Opinion Research Archive | ||||||||
| http:///www.queensu.ca/cora/trends | |||||||||
| Approval: Federal-Provincial Relations | |||||||||
| Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way the current federal government is handling federal-provincial relations? | |||||||||
| Year | Month | Approve | Disapprove | DK | Valid N | Variable | Survey | Firm | |
| 1985 | April | 58.8 | 26.8 | 14.2 | 2045 | Q130N2 | FC853 | Environics | |
| 1985 | September | 49.5 | 33.8 | 16.6 | 2057 | Q68N2 | FC855 | Environics | |
| 1986 | February | 48.7 | 37.6 | 13.7 | 2060 | Q92B | FC862 | Environics | |
| 1986 | September | 49.9 | 37.8 | 12.3 | 2039 | Q113B | FC864 | Environics | |
| 1987 | March | 33.9 | 49.1 | 16.9 | 2020 | Q2B | FC872 | Environics | |
| 1987 | November | 41.3 | 40.3 | 18.4 | 2044 | Q1B | FC881 | Environics | |
| 1988 | February | 41.9 | 39.9 | 18.2 | 2046 | Q45A | FC882 | Environics | |
| 1988 | May | 41.8 | 40.2 | 18 | 2053 | Q2B | FC883 | Environics | |
| 1989 | June | 37.3 | 47.5 | 15.2 | 2003 | Q3B | FC893 | Environics | |
| 1989 | October | 28.8 | 55.4 | 15.8 | 2005 | Q2B | FC894 | Environics | |
| 1989 | December | 33.3 | 54.4 | 12.3 | 2002 | Q5B | FC901 | Environics | |
| 1990 | March | 26.3 | 61.1 | 12.6 | 2002 | Q2B | FC902 | Environics | |
| 1990 | June | 24.7 | 63.7 | 11.6 | 2029 | Q3B | FC903 | Environics | |
| 1990 | October | 19.4 | 66.4 | 14.2 | 2019 | Q2B | FC904 | Environics | |
| 1991 | January | 24.4 | 60.1 | 15.5 | 2220 | Q2B | FC911 | Environics | |
| 1991 | April | 18.7 | 66.7 | 14.7 | 2021 | Q2B | FC912 | Environics | |
| 1991 | July | 22.4 | 64.6 | 13 | 2012 | Q9B | FC913 | Environics | |
| 1991 | October | 20.4 | 62.4 | 17.1 | 1531 | Q2B | FC914 | Environics | |
| 1992 | February | 18.2 | 66.4 | 15.4 | 2001 | Q2B | FC921 | Environics | |
| 1992 | May | 21.1 | 64.1 | 14.7 | 2005 | Q2B | FC922 | Environics | |
| 1992 | August | 27.4 | 61 | 11.5 | 2019 | Q3B | FC923 | Environics | |
| 1992 | November | 21.3 | 63.5 | 15.2 | 2022 | Q2B | FC924 | Environics | |
| 1993 | March | 24.1 | 61.4 | 14.5 | 2042 | Q2B | FC931 | Environics | |
| 1993 | June | 23.6 | 62.2 | 14.1 | 2002 | Q2B | FC932 | Environics | |
| 1993 | August | 22.4 | 63.2 | 14.3 | 2001 | Q2B | FC933 | Environics | |
| 1993 | December | 33 | 45.8 | 21.2 | 2002 | Q2B | FC934 | Environics | |
| 1994 | March | 36.7 | 50.6 | 12.7 | 2020 | Q4B | FC941 | Environics | |
| 1994 | June | 37.1 | 48.2 | 14.7 | 2026 | Q2B | FC942 | Environics | |
| 1994 | September | 34.3 | 48.1 | 17.7 | 2001 | Q4B | FC943 | Environics | |
| 1994 | December | 36.2 | 49.7 | 14 | 1996 | Q2B | FC944 | Environics | |
| 1995 | March | 36.9 | 48 | 15 | 2003 | Q2B | FC951 | Environics | |
| 1995 | June | 36 | 48 | 16.1 | 2037 | Q2B | FC952 | Environics | |
| 1995 | September | 36 | 49.4 | 14.6 | 2022 | Q8B | FC953 | Environics | |
| 1995 | December | 28.8 | 57.7 | 13.5 | 2005 | Q2B | FC954 | Environics | |
| 1996 | March | 31.2 | 54.6 | 14.2 | 2034 | Q2B | FC961 | Environics | |
| 1996 | June | 31.2 | 52.4 | 16.3 | 2015 | Q5B | FC962 | Environics | |
| 1996 | Q3 | 31.1 | 52.9 | 16 | 2015 | Q2B | FC963 | Environics | |
| 1996 | Q4 | 33 | 52.5 | 14.5 | 2000 | Q2B | FC964 | Environics | |
| 1997 | Q1 | 27.9 | 55.1 | 17 | 2014 | Q2B | FC971 | Environics | |
| 1997 | July | 43.1 | 45.2 | 11.7 | 1941 | Q100B | FC972 | Environics | |
| 1997 | October | 39.4 | 48.5 | 12 | 1953 | Q117C | FC973 | Environics | |
| 1997 | December | 43.5 | 44.1 | 12.3 | 1948 | Q99C | FC974 | Environics | |
| 1998 | March | 40 | 47.5 | 12.6 | 1936 | Q135C | FC981 | Environics | |
| 1998 | June | 35.6 | 51.4 | 13 | 1942 | Q110C | FC982 | Environics | |
| 1998 | October | 37.1 | 52 | 10.8 | 1942 | Q120C | FC983 | Environics | |
| 1998 | December | 38.3 | 48.1 | 13.7 | 1921 | Q125C | FC984 | Environics | |
| 1999 | March | 41.4 | 45.1 | 13.5 | 1986 | Q70C | FC991 | Environics | |
| 1999 | June | 37.8 | 44.5 | 17.7 | 1919 | Q102C | FC992 | Environics | |
| 1999 | September | 41.3 | 46.4 | 12.2 | 1943 | Q74C | FC993 | Environics | |
| 1999 | December | 54.1 | 45.9 | - | 1865 | Q85C | FC994 | Environics | |
| 2000 | March | 48.8 | 51.2 | - | 1831 | Q72C | FC001 | Environics | |
| 2000 | June | 43.6 | 56.4 | - | 1870 | Q70C | FC002 | Environics | |
| 2000 | September | 50.6 | 49.4 | - | 1872 | Q40C | FC003 | Environics | |
| 2000 | December | 43.6 | 56.4 | - | 1903 | Q36C | FC004 | Environics | |
| 2001 | April | 40.8 | 59.1 | - | 1283 | Q66C | FC011 | Environics | |
| 2001 | June | 42.7 | 57.2 | - | 1313 | Q70C | FC012 | Environics | |
| 2001 | September | 51.6 | 48.4 | - | 1193 | Q69C | FC013 | Environics | |
| 2001 | December | 43.5 | 56.5 | - | 1217 | Q120C | FC014 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q1 | 43.5 | 53.6 | 2.9 | 1318 | Q65C | FC031 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q2 | 39.9 | 55.4 | 4.7 | 1351 | Q85C | FC032 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q3 | 39.5 | 56.3 | 4.2 | 1309 | Q78C | FC033 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q4 | 45 | 49.4 | 5.6 | 1263 | Q40_3 | FC034 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q1 | 43.4 | 51.4 | 5.2 | 1354 | Q83C | FC041 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q2 | 54.8 | 36.6 | 8.6 | 2020 | Q119A | FC042 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q3 | 64 | 31.4 | 4.6 | 2027 | Q98A | FC043 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q4 | 41.6 | 53.4 | 5 | 1407 | Q27_3 | FC044 | Environics | |
| 2005 | Q1 | 42.5 | 51.2 | 6.3 | 1006 | Q23C | FC051 | Environics | |
| 2005 | Q3 | 45.5 | 51.1 | 3.4 | 1375 | Q81C | FC053 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q1 | 47.5 | 40.1 | 12.4 | 1362 | Q9C | FC061 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q2 | 50.3 | 40.2 | 9.5 | 1310 | Q9C | FC062 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q3 | 52.6 | 41.3 | 6.1 | 1294 | Q57C | FC063 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q4 | 48.6 | 45.6 | 5.9 | 1293 | Q21C | FC064 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q1 | 47.3 | 46.8 | 5.8 | 1285 | Q21C | FC071 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q2 | 37.6 | 53.5 | 8.9 | 1286 | Q8_3 | FC072 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q3 | 49.3 | 45.1 | 5.6 | 1305 | Q58C | FC073 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q4 | 55.4 | 44.6 | - | 1190 | Q57C | FC074 | Environics | |
| 2008 | Q1 | 50 | 51.8 | 7.2 | 1337 | Q8C | FC081 | Environics | |
| 2008 | Q2 | 41.5 | 47.9 | 10.6 | 1381 | Q12C | FC082 | Environics | |
| 2009 | Q1 | 44.3 | 49.3 | 6.4 | 1344 | Q25_C | FC091 | Environics | |