| Canadian Public Opinion Trends | |||||||||
| Source | Canadian Opinion Research Archive | ||||||||
| http:///www.queensu.ca/cora/trends | |||||||||
| Federal Government Spending: Transportation Services | |||||||||
| Keeping in mind that increasing services could increase taxes, do you think the federal government is spending too much, just the right amount, or should be spending more on each of the following: transportation services. | |||||||||
| Year | Month | Too Much | Just Right | Should Spend More | DK/NA | Valid N | Variable | Survey | Firm |
| 1987 | May | 10 | 64.3 | 17.7 | 7.9 | 2019 | q44l | EFC872 | Environics |
| 1988 | May | 8.7 | 64.4 | 19.4 | 7.5 | 2053 | q67l | EFC883 | Environics |
| 1989 | December | 13.1 | 56 | 24.6 | 6.3 | 2006 | q45l | EFC894 | Environics |
| 1990 | October | 8.8 | 60.2 | 25.3 | 5.7 | 2019 | q16l | EFC904 | Environics |
| 1991 | October | 12.7 | 58.6 | 21.5 | 7.2 | 2003 | q33l | EFC914 | Environics |
| 1992 | November | 14.3 | 61.7 | 16.9 | 7.1 | 2022 | q59l | EFC924 | Environics |
| 1993 | December | 14.2 | 62.7 | 16 | 7 | 2002 | q28l | EFC934 | Environics |
| 1994 | December | 16.8 | 59.3 | 16.5 | 7.4 | 1996 | q16l | EFC944 | Environics |
| 1995 | December | 16.9 | 58.8 | 14.9 | 9.5 | 2005 | q52l | EFC954 | Environics |
| 1996 | Q4 | 11.2 | 61 | 17.8 | 10 | 2000 | q9l | EFC964 | Environics |
| 1997 | December | 12.3 | 56.3 | 21.3 | 10.1 | 2022 | q16l | EFC974 | Environics |
| 1998 | October | 10.7 | 58.2 | 21.7 | 9.4 | 2002 | q40l | EFC983 | Environics |
| 1999 | September | 9.7 | 59.2 | 23.1 | 8 | 2061 | q17l | EFC993 | Environics |
| 2000 | September | 9.4 | 47.9 | 42.7 | 1308 | q5k | EFC003 | Environics | |
| 2001 | September | 6.1 | 42.6 | 51.3 | 1320 | q7k | EFC013 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q3 | 8.5 | 36.5 | 54.1 | 0.9 | 1165 | q10j | EFC033 | Environics |
| 2004 | Q3 | 6.4 | 36.1 | 57 | 0.5 | 1163 | q21j | EFC043 | Environics |
| 2005 | Q3 | 6.5 | 31.5 | 61.6 | 0.4 | 1181 | q17j | EFC053 | Environics |
| 2006 | Q3 | 5.1 | 34.3 | 59.8 | 0.8 | 1168 | q31j | EFC063 | Environics |
| 2007 | Q3 | 6.8 | 32.9 | 58.9 | 1.3 | 1199 | q38j | EFC073 | Environics |
| 2008 | Q3 | 3.6 | 35.1 | 60.5 | 0.8 | 752 | q27j | EFC083 | Environics |
| 2010 | - | 7.7 | 36.8 | 53.6 | 2.0 | 666 | q35j | EFC2010 | Environics |
| Starting with EFC033, the wording of the question was changed to "Keeping in mind that increasing services could increase taxes, do you think the federal government should spend more, less or the same on each of the following?" | |||||||||