| Canadian Public Opinion Trends | |||||||||
| Source | Canadian Opinion Research Archive | ||||||||
| http:///www.queensu.ca/cora/trends | |||||||||
| Approval: Foreign Policy | |||||||||
| Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way the current federal government is handling foreign policy? | |||||||||
| Year | Month | Approve | Disapprove | DK | Valid N | Variable | Survey | Firm | |
| 1985 | April | 49.8 | 22.8 | 27.3 | 2045 | Q130N5 | FC853 | Environics | |
| 1985 | September | 45.7 | 24.4 | 29.8 | 2057 | Q86N5 | FC855 | Environics | |
| 1986 | February | 47.3 | 27.6 | 25.1 | 2059 | Q92E | FC862 | Environics | |
| 1986 | September | 45.9 | 28.2 | 25.8 | 2039 | Q113E | FC864 | Environics | |
| 1987 | March | 41.2 | 31.4 | 27.4 | 2020 | Q2E | FC872 | Environics | |
| 1987 | November | 43.8 | 27.9 | 28.3 | 2044 | Q1E | FC881 | Environics | |
| 1988 | May | 44.6 | 26 | 29.4 | 2053 | Q2E | FC883 | Environics | |
| 1989 | June | 47.1 | 29.5 | 23.4 | 2003 | Q3E | FC893 | Environics | |
| 1989 | December | 49.4 | 31 | 19.6 | 2002 | Q5E | FC901 | Environics | |
| 1990 | March | 43.3 | 32.7 | 24 | 2002 | Q2E | FC902 | Environics | |
| 1990 | June | 46.8 | 29.6 | 23.6 | 2029 | Q3E | FC903 | Environics | |
| 1990 | October | 43.4 | 35.2 | 21.4 | 2019 | Q2E | FC904 | Environics | |
| 1991 | January | 40.9 | 37.3 | 21.8 | 2220 | Q2E | FC911 | Environics | |
| 1991 | April | 42 | 33.5 | 24.5 | 2021 | Q2E | FC912 | Environics | |
| 1991 | July | 42.9 | 34.8 | 22.3 | 2012 | Q9E | FC913 | Environics | |
| 1991 | October | 40.8 | 36.3 | 23.1 | 1531 | Q2E | FC914 | Environics | |
| 1992 | February | 36.5 | 36.2 | 27.3 | 2001 | Q2E | FC921 | Environics | |
| 1992 | May | 37.9 | 36.7 | 25.4 | 2005 | Q2E | FC922 | Environics | |
| 1992 | August | 43.3 | 37 | 19.7 | 2019 | Q3E | FC923 | Environics | |
| 1992 | November | 38.7 | 34.3 | 27.1 | 2022 | Q2E | FC924 | Environics | |
| 1993 | March | 40.7 | 36.2 | 23.2 | 2042 | Q2E | FC931 | Environics | |
| 1993 | June | 41.8 | 35.7 | 22.5 | 2002 | Q2E | FC932 | Environics | |
| 1993 | August | 39.7 | 35.4 | 24.9 | 2001 | Q2E | FC933 | Environics | |
| 1993 | December | 40.2 | 30.5 | 29.3 | 2002 | Q2E | FC934 | Environics | |
| 1994 | March | 46.3 | 34.4 | 19.3 | 2020 | Q4E | FC941 | Environics | |
| 1994 | June | 47.2 | 30.6 | 22.2 | 2026 | Q2E | FC942 | Environics | |
| 1994 | September | 45.7 | 28.2 | 26.1 | 2001 | Q4E | FC943 | Environics | |
| 1994 | December | 46.6 | 32.3 | 21.1 | 1996 | Q2E | FC944 | Environics | |
| 1995 | March | 48.2 | 30.5 | 21.3 | 2003 | Q2E | FC951 | Environics | |
| 1995 | June | 45 | 32.8 | 22.2 | 2037 | Q2E | FC952 | Environics | |
| 1995 | September | 41.9 | 33 | 25 | 2022 | Q8E | FC953 | Environics | |
| 1995 | December | 45.6 | 30.6 | 23.8 | 2005 | Q2E | FC954 | Environics | |
| 1996 | March | 44.5 | 29.6 | 25.9 | 2034 | Q2E | FC961 | Environics | |
| 1996 | June | 42.5 | 29.4 | 28.1 | 2015 | Q5E | FC962 | Environics | |
| 1997 | October | 52.1 | 27.3 | 20.6 | 1953 | Q117A | FC973 | Environics | |
| 1997 | December | 52.8 | 24.3 | 22.9 | 1948 | Q99A | FC974 | Environics | |
| 1998 | March | 52.3 | 26.2 | 21.5 | 1936 | Q135A | FC981 | Environics | |
| 1998 | June | 49.4 | 26.7 | 23.9 | 1942 | Q110A | FC982 | Environics | |
| 1998 | October | 54.2 | 25.1 | 20.7 | 1942 | Q120A | FC983 | Environics | |
| 1998 | December | 48.2 | 27.3 | 24.2 | 1921 | Q125A | FC984 | Environics | |
| 1999 | March | 47.9 | 30.5 | 21.6 | 1986 | Q70A | FC991 | Environics | |
| 1999 | June | 51.3 | 26 | 22.7 | 1919 | Q102A | FC992 | Environics | |
| 1999 | September | 47.2 | 29.1 | 23.8 | 1943 | Q74A | FC993 | Environics | |
| 1999 | December | 68.9 | 31.1 | - | 1723 | Q85A | FC994 | Environics | |
| 2000 | March | 68.4 | 31.6 | - | 1681 | Q72A | FC001 | Environics | |
| 2000 | June | 70.2 | 29.8 | - | 1723 | Q70A | FC002 | Environics | |
| 2000 | September | 69.4 | 30.6 | - | 1732 | Q40A | FC003 | Environics | |
| 2000 | December | 71.1 | 28.9 | - | 1682 | Q36A | FC004 | Environics | |
| 2001 | April | 65.7 | 34.3 | - | 1184 | Q66A | FC011 | Environics | |
| 2001 | June | 61 | 39 | - | 1199 | Q70A | FC012 | Environics | |
| 2001 | September | 67.1 | 32.9 | - | 1107 | Q69A | FC013 | Environics | |
| 2001 | December | 66.1 | 33.9 | - | 1169 | Q120A | FC014 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q1 | 60.9 | 34.3 | 4.9 | 1340 | Q65A | FC031 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q2 | 54.3 | 36.1 | 9.5 | 1334 | Q85A | FC032 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q3 | 55.7 | 35 | 9.3 | 1297 | Q78A | FC033 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q4 | 68 | 25 | 7 | 1280 | Q40_1 | FC034 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q1 | 60.2 | 29.8 | 10 | 1359 | Q83A | FC041 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q3 | 59.3 | 34.4 | 6.2 | 1362 | Q89A | FC043 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q4 | 54 | 37 | 9 | 1440 | Q27_1 | FC044 | Environics | |
| 2005 | Q1 | 51.3 | 36.8 | 12 | 1004 | Q23A | FC051 | Environics | |
| 2005 | Q3 | 56.1 | 36 | 7.9 | 1363 | Q81A | FC053 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q1 | 47.8 | 36.6 | 15.7 | 1354 | Q9A | FC061 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q2 | 44.3 | 43.9 | 11.7 | 1277 | Q9A | FC062 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q3 | 46.5 | 46.4 | 7.1 | 1285 | Q57A | FC063 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q4 | 43.1 | 45.2 | 11.7 | 1311 | Q21A | FC064 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q1 | 47.2 | 44.9 | 7.9 | 1296 | Q21A | FC071 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q2 | 40.6 | 48.2 | 11.2 | 1279 | Q8_1 | FC072 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q3 | 47.8 | 43.6 | 8.6 | 1288 | Q58A | FC073 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q4 | 63.0 | 57.0 | - | 1193 | Q57A | FC074 | Environics | |
| 2008 | Q1 | 44.0 | 44.9 | 11.1 | 1356 | Q8A | FC081 | Environics | |
| 2008 | Q2 | 40.3 | 44.8 | 14.9 | 1380 | Q12A | FC082 | Environics | |
| 2009 | Q1 | 54.2 | 34.1 | 11.7 | 1326 | Q25_A | FC091 | Environics | |
| 2009 | Q2 | 46.8 | 40.4 | 12.7 | 989 | Q16A | FC092 | Environics | |