| Canadian Public Opinion Trends | |||||||||
| Source | Canadian Opinion Research Archive | ||||||||
| http:///www.queensu.ca/cora/trends | |||||||||
| Approval: Taxation | |||||||||
| Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way the current federal government is handling taxation? | |||||||||
| Year | Month | Approve | Disapprove | DK | Valid N | Variable | Survey | Firm | |
| 1989 | June | 14.3 | 81.1 | 4.6 | 2003 | Q3K | FC893 | Environics | |
| 1989 | October | 11.8 | 84.2 | 4 | 2005 | Q2D | FC894 | Environics | |
| 1989 | December | 10 | 87.9 | 2.1 | 2002 | Q5K | FC901 | Environics | |
| 1990 | March | 10.6 | 86.2 | 3.1 | 2002 | Q2K | FC902 | Environics | |
| 1990 | June | 14.3 | 82.8 | 3 | 2029 | Q3K | FC903 | Environics | |
| 1990 | October | 12.5 | 84.5 | 3 | 2019 | Q2K | FC904 | Environics | |
| 1991 | January | 14 | 83.7 | 2.3 | 2220 | Q2K | FC911 | Environics | |
| 1991 | April | 10.2 | 87.6 | 2.2 | 2021 | Q2K | FC912 | Environics | |
| 1991 | July | 9 | 88.9 | 2 | 2012 | Q9J | FC913 | Environics | |
| 1991 | October | 8.8 | 89.4 | 1.8 | 1531 | Q2J | FC914 | Environics | |
| 1992 | February | 9.3 | 88.6 | 2.1 | 2001 | Q2J | FC921 | Environics | |
| 1992 | May | 9.1 | 89.3 | 1.6 | 2005 | Q2J | FC922 | Environics | |
| 1992 | August | 9.3 | 88.2 | 2.6 | 2019 | Q3J | FC923 | Environics | |
| 1992 | November | 8.8 | 88.4 | 2.9 | 2022 | Q2J | FC924 | Environics | |
| 1993 | March | 10.9 | 87.2 | 2 | 2042 | Q2J | FC931 | Environics | |
| 1993 | June | 10.1 | 87.7 | 2.2 | 2002 | Q2J | FC932 | Environics | |
| 1993 | August | 9.5 | 88.2 | 2.3 | 2001 | Q2J | FC933 | Environics | |
| 1993 | December | 15.4 | 77 | 7.5 | 2002 | Q2J | FC934 | Environics | |
| 1994 | March | 17.8 | 78.4 | 3.9 | 2020 | Q4J | FC941 | Environics | |
| 1994 | June | 13.9 | 82.9 | 3.2 | 2026 | Q2J | FC942 | Environics | |
| 1994 | September | 15 | 79.6 | 5.4 | 2001 | Q4J | FC943 | Environics | |
| 1994 | December | 14.6 | 82.8 | 2.6 | 1996 | Q2J | FC944 | Environics | |
| 1995 | March | 19.1 | 77.4 | 3.5 | 2003 | Q2J | FC951 | Environics | |
| 1995 | June | 15.2 | 82.1 | 2.7 | 2037 | Q2J | FC952 | Environics | |
| 1995 | September | 15.8 | 80.4 | 3.9 | 2022 | Q8J | FC953 | Environics | |
| 1995 | December | 19.2 | 76.8 | 3.9 | 2005 | Q2I | FC954 | Environics | |
| 1996 | March | 19.4 | 77 | 3.6 | 2034 | Q2I | FC961 | Environics | |
| 1996 | June | 20.1 | 76.1 | 3.8 | 2015 | Q5I | FC962 | Environics | |
| 1996 | Q3 | 23.3 | 72.3 | 4.4 | 2015 | Q2F | FC963 | Environics | |
| 1996 | Q4 | 22.3 | 73.6 | 4.1 | 2000 | Q2F | FC964 | Environics | |
| 1997 | Q1 | 21.1 | 73.5 | 5.4 | 2014 | Q2F | FC971 | Environics | |
| 1997 | July | 26.3 | 69.8 | 4 | 1941 | Q100F | FC972 | Environics | |
| 1997 | October | 21 | 74 | 5 | 1953 | Q117G | FC973 | Environics | |
| 1997 | December | 27.6 | 68.6 | 3.9 | 1948 | Q99G | FC974 | Environics | |
| 1998 | March | 25.8 | 69.1 | 5.1 | 1936 | Q135G | FC981 | Environics | |
| 1998 | June | 21.2 | 73.8 | 5 | 1942 | Q110G | FC982 | Environics | |
| 1998 | October | 27.4 | 67.3 | 5.4 | 1942 | Q120G | FC983 | Environics | |
| 1998 | December | 19.2 | 74.3 | 6.4 | 1921 | Q125G | FC984 | Environics | |
| 1999 | March | 22.3 | 71.5 | 6.2 | 1986 | Q70G | FC991 | Environics | |
| 1999 | June | 23.3 | 69.2 | 7.5 | 1919 | Q102G | FC992 | Environics | |
| 1999 | September | 22.3 | 73.2 | 4.5 | 1943 | Q74G | FC993 | Environics | |
| 1999 | December | 36.2 | 63.8 | 0 | 1938 | Q85G | FC994 | Environics | |
| 2000 | March | 37.1 | 62.9 | 0 | 1900 | Q72G | FC001 | Environics | |
| 2000 | June | 32.1 | 67.9 | 0 | 1937 | Q70G | FC002 | Environics | |
| 2000 | September | 34.8 | 65.2 | 0 | 1973 | Q40G | FC003 | Environics | |
| 2000 | December | 40.4 | 59.6 | 0 | 1990 | Q36G | FC004 | Environics | |
| 2001 | April | 34.6 | 65.4 | 0 | 1358 | Q66G | FC011 | Environics | |
| 2001 | June | 32.3 | 67.7 | 0 | 1380 | Q70G | FC012 | Environics | |
| 2001 | September | 43.3 | 56.7 | 0 | 1167 | Q69G | FC013 | Environics | |
| 2001 | December | 34.9 | 65 | 0 | 1292 | Q120G | FC014 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q1 | 30.4 | 67.7 | 1.9 | 1350 | Q65G | FC031 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q2 | 40.7 | 56.4 | 2.9 | 1338 | Q85G | FC032 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q3 | 40.6 | 57.3 | 2.1 | 1333 | Q78G | FC033 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q4 | 36.1 | 60.6 | 3.3 | 1288 | Q40_7 | FC034 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q1 | 34.7 | 62.2 | 3.1 | 1348 | Q83G | FC041 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q3 | 44 | 53.6 | 2.4 | 1365 | Q89G | FC043 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q4 | 32.6 | 64.8 | 2.6 | 1373 | Q27_7 | FC044 | Environics | |
| 2005 | Q1 | 36 | 60.8 | 3.2 | 1002 | Q23G | FC051 | Environics | |
| 2005 | Q3 | 43 | 54.5 | 2.6 | 1320 | Q81G | FC053 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q1 | 32 | 58.1 | 9.8 | 1334 | Q9G | FC061 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q2 | 41.7 | 53.5 | 4.8 | 1283 | Q9G | FC062 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q3 | 50.4 | 44.3 | 5.3 | 1261 | Q57G | FC063 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q4 | 41.3 | 53 | 5.7 | 1278 | Q21G | FC064 | Environics | |