Canadian Public Opinion Trends
Source	Canadian Opinion Research Archive
	http:///www.queensu.ca/cora/trends
Approval: Overall
Would you say that you are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with the present federal government in Ottawa?
Year	Month	Very Satisfied		Satisfied		Unsatisfied		Very Unsatisfied		Indifferent		DK	No Response	Valid N	Variable	Survey	Firm
1978	June	3.7		35.9		32.7		17.7		6.1		3.9	0.1	1913	QM	FC784	Environics
1978	September	4.3		32.8		36.8		17.8		5		3.3	0.1	1812	QL	FC785	Environics
1978	November	2.7		30.4		35.4		18.8		7.8		4.8	0	2207	Q35	FC791	Environics
1979	March	3.4		33.8		38.4		15.6		4.6		4.2	0	1967	Q69	FC792	Environics
1979	May	3.5		35.3		37.2		16.4		3.6		3.2	0.8	1819	Q65	FC793	Environics
1979	June	7.3		38.8		16.9		10.2		5.1		21.5	0.1	1701	Q26	FC794	Environics
1979	November	4		31.2		30.3		23.4		5.8		5.2	0.2	1772	-	FC801	Environics
1980	February	7.6		23.5		28.3		30.2		5.2		4.3	0.9	1849	Q60	FC802	Environics
1980	April	8.5		39.3		26.1		17.8		3.6		4.6	0.1	1808	Q73	FC803	Environics
1980	June	9.5		38.1		25.4		19.9		4.9		2.2	0	1846	Q42	FC804	Environics
1980	September	10		42.4		27.4		16		2.9		1.3	0	1846	Q73	FC805	Environics
1980	November	10.3		37.6		27.3		20.7		2.2		1.6	0	1873	Q71	FC811	Environics
1981	February	9.8		32.6		27.1		26.6		1.9		1.9	0	2291	Q98	FC 812	Environics
1981	June	10.4		63.2		51.8		54.7		3.4		1.3	0.2	1060	Q108	FC814	Environics
1981	September	4.2		27.4		28.8		35.3		2.1		1.5	0.8	1947	Q134	FC815	Environics
1981	November	4.9		26.8		29.4		35.6		1.8		1.5	0.1	1924	Q97	FC821	Environics
1982	February	4.6		24		28.4		38.7		2.6		1.3	0.3	1937	Q181	FC822	Environics
1982	April	4.6		25.3		30.1		34.3		1.3		3.8	0	1964	Q110	FC823	Environics
1982	June	4.2		16.5		29.7		45.9		1.8		1.4	0	1937	Q133	FC824	Environics
1982	September	3.9		22		32.2		39.2		1.7		1.1	0	1942	Q115	FC825	Environics
1982	November	3.9		24.2		29.4		34.7		2.8		1.8	0	2017	Q97	FC831	Environics
1983	February	3.8		27.2		33.7		31.6		2.1		1.5	0	1953	Q156	FC832	Environics
1983	April	2.9		26.5		31.5		33.9		1.8		1.2	0	2024	Q108	FC833	Environics
1983	June	5.3		27.4		29.6		30.7		1.8		1.2	0	2020	Q93	FC834	Environics
1983	September	5.2		28		29		32		1.9		1.3	0	2011	Q120	FC835	Environics
1983	November	6.6		32.9		28.6		25.2		1.7		4.9	0	2009	Q85	FC841	Environics
1984	February	6.2		34.8		27.6		23.6		2.4		1.7	0	2021	Q145	FC842	Environics
1984	April	4.2		33.3		29.8		24.3		3.4		2.2	0	2003	Q97	FC843	Environics
1984	June	6.1		38.4		26.3		22.6		1.9		1.6	0	2019	Q82	FC844	Environics
1984	September	14.4		43.2		10.8		4.3		3.1		21	0	2037	Q109	FC845	Environics
1984	November	13.6		50.9		13.5		4.7		5.1		9.9	0	2021	Q111	FC851	Environics
1985	February	9		54.8		18.4		7.5		3.3		4.1	0	2052	Q165	FC852	Environics
1985	April	9		57.7		17.8		7.7		1.9		3.7	0	2045	Q133	FC853	Environics
1985	June	6.6		48.2		25.5		14.4		1.2		2.1	0	2058	Q91	FC854	Environics
1985	September	6.2		48.4		25.8		12.4		2.4		2.4	0	2057	Q71	FC855	Environics
1985	November	4.7		42.8		30.6		12.8		3.3		2.9	0	2040	Q105	FC861	Environics
1986	February	4.9		45		29.7		15.4		3.3		1.6	0	2017	Q105	FC862	Environics
1986	June	3.9		36.8		32.4		18.7		3.6		2	0	2038	Q149	FC863	Environics
1986	September	3.5		40.8		31.5		17.9		3.8		2.6	0	1984	Q115	FC864	Environics
1986	November	2.9		30.9		34.3		25.6		4		2.5	0	1953	Q138	FC871	Environics
1987	March	2.7		30.7		33.5		28.9		4.2		0	0	1974	Q120	FC872	Environics
1987	May	3.6		30.9		33.8		28.2		0		3.4	0	1981	Q110	FC873	Environics
1987	September	3.5		34.5		31.8		26.8		3.5		0	0	1968	Q116	FC874	Environics
1987	November	4.5		36.5		33.5		22		0		3.4	0	1984	Q122	FC881	Environics
1988	February	5.3		40.7		36		14.6		0		3.3	0	1989	Q108	FC882	Environics
1988	May	4.8		43.9		29.1		19		0		3.2	0	1994	Q116	FC883	Environics
1988	October	7.1		37.7		27.3		21.1		0		4.2	0	2021	Q117	FC884	Environics
1988	December	36.1		54.2		9.7		0		0		0	0	2006	Q101	FC891	Environics
1989	March	6.2		43.4		28.3		16.4		0		5.7	0	1948	Q115	FC892	Environics
1989	June	5.1		34.1		31.5		25.2		0		4.1	0	1947	Q116	FC893	Environics
1989	October	3.2		31.6		33.3		28.6		0		3.3	0	1945	Q124	FC894	Environics
1989	December	3.3		28.1		33.7		32.3		0		2.6	0	1943	Q98	FC901	Environics
1990	March	2.6		23.5		29.8		40.5		0		3.6	0	1936	Q101	FC902	Environics
1990	June	2.8		23.1		30.6		40.3		0		3.2	0	1972	Q99	FC903	Environics
1990	October	3		20.1		29.2		46.1		0		1.6	0	1944	Q94	FC904	Environics
1991	January	2.4		17.8		29.5		46.4		0		3.8	0	2131	Q57	FC911	Environics
1991	April	2.3		17.2		28		50		0		2.6	0	1959	Q81	FC912	Environics
1991	July	1.9		12.7		26.6		55.5		0		3.2	0	1951	Q118	FC913	Environics
1991	October	2.3		16.4		28.3		48.2		0		4.8	0	1930	Q94	FC914	Environics
1992	February	1.9		13.9		29.7		51.7		0		2.9	0	1951	Q76	FC921	Environics
1992	May	1.7		17		30.4		48.3		0		2.7	0	1938	Q103	FC992	Environics
1992	August	2.2		19.1		30.3		45.2		0		3.2	0	1950	Q75	FC923	Environics
1992	November	1.8		17.1		34.5		44.1		0		2.4	0	1946	Q88	FC924	Environics
1993	March	1.9		17.6		33.5		44.4		0		2.7	0	1986	Q83	FC931	Environics
1993	June	1.3		16.7		35.9		41.9		0		4.2	0	1958	Q57	FC932	Environics
1993	August	2.2		19.9		30		44		0		3.8	0	1939	Q72	FC933	Environics
1994	March	8.2		49.4		23		12.9		0		6.5	0	1941	Q115	FC941	Environics
1994	June	7.5		51.1		24.6		12.8		0		4	0	1967	Q105	FC942	Environics
1994	September	9		49.9		22.9		13.8		0		4.4	0	1932	Q93	FC943	Environics
1994	December	9.5		50.4		24.7		12.8		0		2.7	0	1942	Q48	FC944	Environics
1995	March	9.5		44.6		26.5		16.6		0		2.8	0	1935	Q58	FC951	Environics
1995	June	7.5		46.6		26.5		15.5		0		3.8	0	1981	Q69	FC952	Environics
1995	September	9.4		44.1		26.8		15.5		0		4.2	0	1938	Q93	FC953	Environics
1995	December	6.7		44.9		28.3		16.6		0		3.5	0	1917	Q70	FC954	Environics
1996	March	7.2		44.1		27		17.4		0		4.3	0	1992	Q142	FC961	Environics
1996	June	6.3		43.2		30.2		17.2		0		3	0	1954	Q67	FC962	Environics
1996	Q3	8.3		44.8		27.6		15.5		0		3.7	0	1965	Q87	FC963	Environics
1996	Q4	5.3		42.8		30		18.6		0		3.3	0	1927	Q96	FC694	Environics
1997	Q1	4.7		37.8		32.5		19.2		0		5.7	0	1954	Q99	FC971	Environics
1997	July	7.8		49.8		25.7		13.7		0		3	0	1941	Q99	FC792	Environics
1997	October	8		48		27		13.4		0		3.6	0	1953	Q116	FC973	Environics
1997	December	8.3		49.7		24.7		12.4		0		4.9	0	1948	Q98	FC974	Environics
1998	March	9.1		51.8		22.2		12.8		0		4	0	1936	Q134	FC981	Environics
1998	June	7.8		46		24.8		16.3		0		5	0	1942	Q109	FC982	Environics
1998	October	6.8		46.4		26.3		15.8		0		4.8	0	1942	Q119	FC983	Environics
1998	December	7.9		46.9		25.5		15.5		0		4.2	0	1921	Q124	FC984	Environics
1999	March	7.9		45.2		24.7		17.1		0		5.1	0	1986	Q69	FC991	Environics
1999	June	9.1		44		24.1		15.6		0		7.2	0	1919	Q101	FC992	Environics
1999	September	9.2		47.6		23.6		15.8		0		3.9	0	1943	Q73	FC993	Environics
1999	December	10.5		52		24.3		13.3		0		0	0	1958	Q84	FC994	Environics
2000	March	9.1		48.2		25.4		17.4		0		0	0	1913	Q71	FC001	Environics
2000	June	7.8		49.1		24.7		18.3		0		0	0	1953	Q69	FC002	Environics
2000	September	8.2		47.6		28.9		15.3		0		0	0	1994	Q39	FC003	Environics
2000	December	13.5		45.7		22.3		18.5		0		0	0	2015	Q35	FC004	Environics
2001	April	8.3		42.3		29.2		20.2		0		0	0	1918	Q65	FC011	Environics
2001	June	7.7		43.2		27.7		21.4		0		0	0	1932	Q69	FC012	Environics
2001	September	11.1		49.4		22.7		16.7		0		0	0	1884	Q68	FC013	Environics
2001	December	8.1		45.3		27.9		18.8		0		0	0	1912	Q119	FC014	Environics
2003	Q1	7.4		42.1		27.9		20.8		-		1.8		1945	Q64	FC031	Environics
2003	Q2	8.2		38.1		27		25		-		1.7		1933	Q84	FC032	Environics
2003	Q3	7.8		43.4		25.5		21.5		-		1.7		1938	Q77	FC033	Environics
2003	Q4	11.5		46.1		20.5		16.6		-		5.2		2002	Q39	FC034	Environics
2004	Q1	6.5		35.6		29.2		26.3		-		2.4		2014	Q82	FC041	Environics
2004	Q3	7.8		48.8		24.6		15.2		-		3.5		2027	Q88	FC043	Environics
2004	Q4	5.6		41.1		30.5		21.4		-		1.3		2020	Q26	FC044	Environics
2005	Q1	4.3		41.1		29		23.2		-		2.3		2022	Q22	FC051	Environics
2005	Q2	5.2		28.3		27.4		37.9		-		1.1		2022	Q12	FC052	Environics
2005	Q3	4.3		39.1		27.8		27.2		-		1.6		2024	Q80	FC053	Environics
2005	Q4	13.4		39.8		22.7		22.1		1		0.9		2044	Q77	FC054	Environics
2006	Q1	10.9		38.5		23		17.4		-		10.1		2035	Q8	FC061	Environics
2006	Q2	13.4		41.3		24.3		17.5		-		3.5		2172	Q8	FC062	Environics
2006	Q3	14		44.9		23.4		15.6		-		2.1		2021	Q56	FC063	Environics
2006	Q4	13.3		40		25.2		19.4		-		2		2045	Q20	FC064	Environics
2007	Q1	11.6		41.6		27.7		18.0		-		1.0		2030	Q20	FC071	Environics
2007	Q2	9.5		37.1		28.9		22.3		-		2.2		2021	Q7	FC072	Environics
2007	Q3	10.1		46.9		25.6		15.1		-		2.2		2047	Q57	FC073	Environics
2007	Q4	13.5		52.5		22.2		11.8		-		-		2002	Q56	FC074	Environics
2008	Q1	11.0		38.1		26.8		21.3		-		2.9		2026	Q7	FC081	Environics
2008	Q2	8.9		38.4		28.5		21.2		-		3.0		2025	Q11	FC082	Environics
2008	Q4	10.8		28.8		26.2		31.8		-		2.3		2021	Q14	FC084	Environics
2009	Q2	9.1		35.9		30.0		23.1		-		1.8		2023	Q15	FC092	Environics
2009	Q3	11.3		37.9		25.4		21.7		-		3.7		16.1	Q11	FC093	Environics
Government Satisfaction
Generally speaking, how satisfied are you with the performance of the federal government? Would you say you are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?
Year	Month	Very Dissatisfied		Somewhat Dissatisfied		No Opinion		Somewhat Satisfied		Very Satisfied		Valid N	Variable	Survey	Firm
1980	September	17.6		35.1		3.3		39.1		4.9		1500	r199	DQ3	Decima
1980	December	21.9		36		2.5		35.1		4.5		1500	r199	DQ4	Decima
1981	March	20.5		37.6		2.7		34.3		4.9		1500	r199	DQ5	Decima
1981	June	24		38.9		2.1		31		4		1500	r199	DQ6	Decima
1981	September	32.9		37.3		2.9		23.7		3.3		1500	r199	DQ7	Decima
1981	December	33.6		37.3		1.2		24.9		2.9		1500	r199	DQ8	Decima
1982	March	36.9		38		1.2		21.6		2.3		1500	r199	DQ9	Decima
1982	June	40.3		39		2.1		16.9		1.7		1500	r199	DQ10	Decima
1982	September	31.5		42.1		1.4		22.5		2.5		1500	r199	DQ11	Decima
1982	December	34.5		38.9		1.3		22.7		2.5		1500	r199	DQ12	Decima
1983	March	31.7		38.5		1.2		25.2		3.4		1500	r199	DQ13	Decima
1983	June	24.7		38.5		1.3		32.1		3.3		1500	r199	DQ14	Decima
1983	September	23.7		39.9		1.9		30.8		3.7		1500	r199	DQ15	Decima
1983	December	24.5		36.2		2.9		33.3		3.1		1500	r199	DQ16	Decima
1984	March	21.3		38		2.5		35.7		2.5		1500	r199	DQ17	Decima
1984	June	18.5		35.9		2.2		40.1		3.3		1500	r199	DQ18	Decima
1984	December	9.5		28.8		6.7		50.3		4.7		1500	r199	DQ20	Decima
1985	March	7.4		29.9		3.7		54.9		4		1500	r199	DQ21	Decima
1985	June	15.9		37.1		2.9		40.4		3.6		1500	r199	DQ22	Decima
1985	September	12.1		36.1		1.7		48.1		2		1500	r199	DQ23	Decima
1985	December	18.9		36.3		3.3		38.1		3.4		1500	r199	DQ24	Decima
1986	March	17.1		34.7		2		42.5		3.7		1500	r199	DQ25	Decima
1986	June	17.4		38.2		1.7		40		2.7		1500	r199	DQ26	Decima
1986	September	12.9		41.2		1.7		40.9		3.3		1500	r199	DQ27	Decima
1986	December	18.3		37.5		2.7		37.9		3.5		1500	r199	DQ28	Decima
1987	March	24.1		40.9		1.4		31.9		1.7		1500	r199	DQ29	Decima
1987	June	19.6		36.6		1.7		38.9		3.2		1500	r199	DQ30	Decima
1987	September	18.7		38.5		2.3		38.7		1.9		1500	r199	DQ31	Decima
1987	December	19.3		35.5		2.3		39.8		3.1		1500	r199	DQ32	Decima
1988	March	16.4		37.7		2.1		41.1		2.7		1500	r199	DQ33	Decima
1988	June	16.3		36.5		1.9		41.7		3.5		1500	r199	DQ34	Decima
1988	September	13.5		27.8		1.5		52.7		4.4		1500	r199	DQ35	Decima
1989	June	23.1		36.7		1.9		35.9		2.4		1500	r199	DQ38	Decima
1989	September	23.9		37.1		2.5		33.9		2.5		1500	r199	DQ39	Decima
1989	December	27.7		39.5		1.8		29.4		1.7		1500	r199	DQ40	Decima
1990	March	35.1		37.6		1.9		23.9		1.6		1500	r199	DQ41	Decima
1990	June	35.6		36		2.4		24.7		1.3		1500	r199	DQ42	Decima
1990	September	40.3		35.3		1.6		21		1.8		1500	r199	DQ43	Decima
1990	December	45.1		34.5		1.5		17.8		1.1		1500	r199	DQ44	Decima
1991	March	42.5		34.2		1.7		20.4		1.2		1500	r199	DQ45	Decima
1991	June	45.5		35.3		1.5		16.7		0.9		1500	r199	DQ46	Decima
1991	September	42.4		36.3		1.6		18.1		1.6		1500	r199	DQ47	Decima
1991	December	43.7		36.5		1.5		17		1.2		1500	r199	DQ48	Decima
1992	March	41.6		38		1.7		17.7		1.1		1500	r199	DQ49	Decima
1992	June	35.5		38.5		1.9		22.7		1.3		1500	r199	DQ50	Decima
1992	September	38.5		35.5		1.9		22.9		1.1		1500	r199	DQ51	Decima
1992	December	42.5		37.3		1.7		17.5		1.1		1500	r199	DQ52	Decima
1993	March	41.2		34.9		1.9		20.7		1.3		1500	r199	DQ53	Decima
1993	June	37.4		38.3		1.9		20.9		1.5		1500	r199	DQ54	Decima
1993	September	35.8		37.9		1.9		23.4		1		1500	r199	DQ55	Decima
1993	December	14		24.3		7.4		37.7		3.8		1721	r199	DQ56	Decima
1994	March	16.7		35.2		3.8		41.3		2.9		1518	r199	DQ57	Decima
1994	June	14.4		36.7		2.1		42.7		4.2		1518	r199	DQ58	Decima
1994	September	12.9		36.8		2.2		44.8		3.3		1518	r199	DQ59	Decima
1994	December	11.3		32.3		2.5		49.2		4.7		1518	r199	DQ60	Decima
1995	March	16.6		25.9		6.8		43.3		7.4		1518	r199	DQ61	Decima