| Canadian Public Opinion Trends | ||||||||
| Source | Canadian Opinion Research Archive | |||||||
| http:///www.queensu.ca/cora/trends | ||||||||
| Approval: Prime Minister | ||||||||
| Do you approve or disapprove of the way _____________ is handling his/her job as Prime Minister? | ||||||||
| Year | Month | Approve | Disapprove | DK/NA | Valid N | Variable | Survey | Firm |
| 1985 | June | 61.2 | 26.8 | 11.9 | 2044 | q131 | FC853 | Environics |
| 1985 | November | 42.8 | 43.7 | 13.4 | 2059 | q69 | FC855 | Environics |
| 1986 | June | 41.3 | 47.5 | 11.2 | 2053 | q94 | FC862 | Environics |
| 1986 | September | 34.3 | 56.4 | 9.3 | 2042 | q126 | FC864 | Environics |
| 1987 | March | 27.4 | 62 | 10.6 | 2004 | q151 | FC871 | Environics |
| 1987 | May | 23.3 | 65.2 | 11.5 | 2019 | q137 | FC872 | Environics |
| 1987 | September | 25 | 66.3 | 8.7 | 1979 | q113 | FC873 | Environics |
| 1987 | November | 27.8 | 60.6 | 11.6 | 1965 | q119 | FC874 | Environics |
| 1988 | February | 30.2 | 60.5 | 9.3 | 1984 | q126 | FC881 | Environics |
| 1988 | May | 34.1 | 57.5 | 8.4 | 1991 | q111 | FC882 | Environics |
| 1988 | October | 35.8 | 56 | 8.2 | 1996 | q121 | FC883 | Environics |
| 1989 | March | 60.2 | 24.7 | 7.7 | 689 | q104 | FC891 | Environics |
| 1989 | June | 44.5 | 43.6 | 11.9 | 1949 | q118 | FC892 | Environics |
| 1989 | October | 34.3 | 56.9 | 8.9 | 1947 | q119 | FC893 | Environics |
| 1989 | December | 29.3 | 64 | 6.7 | 1947 | q127 | FC894 | Environics |
| 1990 | March | 24.6 | 68.1 | 7.3 | 1951 | q102 | FC901 | Environics |
| 1990 | June | 20.5 | 73.6 | 6 | 1940 | q104 | FC902 | Environics |
| 1990 | October | 20.7 | 73.7 | 5.5 | 1973 | q102 | FC903 | Environics |
| 1990 | December | 16.9 | 79.3 | 3.7 | 1947 | q97 | FC904 | Environics |
| 1991 | January | 16.5 | 78 | 5.5 | 2141 | q60 | FC911 | Environics |
| 1991 | April | 15.2 | 78.8 | 6 | 1964 | q84 | FC912 | Environics |
| 1991 | July | 11.8 | 83 | 5.2 | 1952 | q122 | FC913 | Environics |
| 1991 | October | 12.6 | 81.7 | 5.7 | 1934 | q97 | FC914 | Environics |
| 1992 | February | 12 | 82.8 | 5.3 | 1954 | q80 | FC921 | Environics |
| 1992 | May | 15.4 | 79.6 | 5 | 1937 | q107 | FC922 | Environics |
| 1992 | August | 18.5 | 75.6 | 5.9 | 1953 | q79 | FC923 | Environics |
| 1992 | November | 12.3 | 82.8 | 4.9 | 1953 | q92 | FC924 | Environics |
| 1993 | March | 19.2 | 75.8 | 5 | 1988 | q87 | FC931 | Environics |
| 1993 | June | 14.7 | 78.6 | 6.6 | 1961 | q61 | FC932 | Environics |
| 1993 | August | 47.9 | 30.7 | 21.4 | 1944 | q77 | FC933 | Environics |
| 1993 | December | 61.8 | 14.1 | 24.2 | 1949 | q49 | FC934 | Environics |
| 1994 | March | 64.6 | 22.5 | 12.9 | 1951 | q118 | FC941 | Environics |
| 1994 | June | 65.4 | 22.4 | 12.3 | 1975 | q108 | FC942 | Environics |
| 1994 | September | 63.4 | 24 | 12.6 | 1939 | q96 | FC943 | Environics |
| 1994 | December | 66.3 | 23.3 | 10.4 | 1944 | q51 | FC944 | Environics |
| 1995 | March | 63.3 | 27.3 | 9.4 | 1943 | q61 | FC951 | Environics |
| 1995 | June | 61.5 | 28.2 | 10.4 | 1988 | q72 | FC952 | Environics |
| 1995 | September | 60.5 | 28.8 | 10.7 | 1946 | q96 | FC953 | Environics |
| 1995 | December | 53.2 | 37.8 | 9 | 1930 | q73 | FC954 | Environics |
| 1996 | March | 53.6 | 35.4 | 10.9 | 1993 | q145 | FC961 | Environics |
| 1996 | June | 51 | 40.2 | 8.8 | 1962 | q70 | FC962 | Environics |
| 1996 | Q3 | 51.5 | 37.8 | 10.7 | 1970 | q90 | FC963 | Environics |
| 1996 | Q4 | 46 | 45.3 | 8.6 | 1933 | q99 | FC964 | Environics |
| 1997 | Q1 | 46.3 | 43.5 | 10.2 | 1961 | q111 | FC971 | Environics |
| 1997 | July | 52.6 | 38.6 | 8.8 | 1949 | q103 | FC972 | Environics |
| 1997 | October | 54.7 | 35.8 | 9.4 | 1962 | q120 | FC973 | Environics |
| 1997 | December | 57.2 | 34.2 | 8.6 | 1952 | q102 | FC974 | Environics |
| 1998 | March | 61.2 | 30.6 | 8.2 | 1944 | q138 | FC981 | Environics |
| 1998 | June | 56.1 | 33.3 | 10.7 | 1948 | q113 | FC982 | Environics |
| 1998 | October | 54 | 37.8 | 8.2 | 1944 | q123 | FC983 | Environics |
| 1998 | December | 51.5 | 37.3 | 11.1 | 1929 | q128 | FC984 | Environics |
| 1999 | March | 49.8 | 41.1 | 9.1 | 1989 | q73 | FC991 | Environics |
| 1999 | June | 50.4 | 37.8 | 11.9 | 1931 | q105 | FC992 | Environics |
| 1999 | September | 56.4 | 35.4 | 8.1 | 1965 | q77 | FC993 | Environics |
| 1999 | December | 64.2 | 35.8 | - | 1924 | q88 | FC994 | Environics |
| 2000 | March | 51.5 | 41.4 | 3.8 | 1954 | q75 | FC001 | Environics |
| 2000 | June | 35.6 | 42.9 | 19.1 | 1988 | q76 | FC002 | Environics |
| 2000 | September | 55.4 | 38.4 | 3.4 | 2028 | q50 | FC003 | Environics |
| From FC853 to FC932, the Prime Minister was Brian Mulroney. | ||||||||
| For FC933, the Prime Minister was Kim Campbell. | ||||||||
| From FC934 to FC003, the Prime Minister was Jean Chrétien. | ||||||||
| Please tell me if you approve or disapprove of the way the following party leaders are doing their jobs: Prime Minister ___________? | ||||||||
| Year | Month | Approve | Disapprove | DK/NA | Valid N | Variable | Survey | Firm |
| 2000 | December | 51.2 | 40.5 | 5.2 | 2048 | q40 | FC004 | Environics |
| 2001 | April | 48.4 | 51.6 | 0 | 1878 | q70 | FC011 | Environics |
| 2001 | June | 52.8 | 43.8 | 3.4 | 1488 | q74 | FC012 | Environics |
| 2001 | September | 58.7 | 37.8 | 3.5 | 1940 | q73 | FC013 | Environics |
| 2001 | December | 53.5 | 42.3 | 4.2 | 1942 | q124 | FC014 | Environics |
| 2003 | Q1 | 44.7 | 48.3 | 3.2 | 1934 | q69 | FC031 | Environics |
| 2003 | Q2 | 42.2 | 54.1 | 3.7 | 1966 | q89 | FC032 | Environics |
| 2003 | Q3 | 45.3 | 46.8 | 4.3 | 1930 | q82 | FC033 | Environics |
| 2004 | Q1 | 53.1 | 38.4 | 8.5 | 2014 | q92 | FC041 | Environics |
| 2004 | Q3 | 56.4 | 38.5 | 5.1 | 1879 | q94 | FC043 | Environics |
| 2004 | Q4 | 51 | 44.5 | 4.5 | 2021 | q32 | FC044 | Environics |
| 2005 | Q1 | 47.7 | 47.3 | 5.1 | 2022 | q28 | FC051 | Environics |
| 2005 | Q2 | 40.9 | 55.8 | 3.3 | 2022 | q19 | FC052 | Environics |
| 2005 | Q3 | 45.2 | 49.7 | 5.1 | 2024 | q28 | FC053 | Environics |
| 2006 | Q1 | 61.2 | 26.6 | 12.1 | 2035 | q64 | FC061 | Environics |
| 2006 | Q2 | 57.8 | 38.1 | 4.1 | 2036 | q13 | FC062 | Environics |
| 2006 | Q3 | 53.1 | 42.3 | 4.5 | 2021 | q61 | FC063 | Environics |
| 2006 | Q4 | 52.5 | 41.7 | 5.7 | 2045 | q26 | FC064 | Environics |
| 2007 | Q1 | 54.5 | 39.8 | 5.8 | 2030 | q26a | FC071 | Environics |
| 2007 | Q2 | 48.8 | 46.5 | 4.8 | 2021 | q17_1 | FC072 | Environics |
| 2007 | Q3 | 52.3 | 41.9 | 5.8 | 2047 | q66a | FC073 | Environics |
| 2007 | Q4 | 57.4 | 37.1 | 5.6 | 2032 | q62a | FC074 | Environics |
| 2008 | Q1 | 49.4 | 44.8 | 5.8 | 2026 | q17a | FC081 | Environics |
| 2008 | Q2 | 46.3 | 46.9 | 6.9 | 2025 | q20a | FC082 | Environics |
| 2008 | Q4 | 41.7 | 54.3 | 4.0 | 2021 | q24_a | FC084 | Environics |
| 2009 | Q1 | 49.5 | 45.3 | 5.2 | 2020 | q36_a | FC091 | Environics |
| From FC004 to FC033, the Prime Minister was Jean Chrétien. | ||||||||
| From FC041 to FC053, the Prime Minister was Paul Martin. | ||||||||
| From FC061 onwards, the Prime Minister was Stephen Harper. | ||||||||