Inflation and the cost of living are top-of-mind for Canadians as the country heads into the new year and a possible early election, a newly released survey suggests.
Twenty-five percent of Canadians polled by Ipsos earlier this month ranked inflation and the cost of living as their No. 1 concern, up five percentage points from the same time last year.
While health care occupied the second position at 17 percent, an increase of three points from 2023, financial matters overshadowed the remainder of the rankings.
Housing availability and affordability was cited as the top issue for 14 percent of survey respondents, followed by immigration, the economy, unemployment, and jobs all at 7 percent. Taxes, poverty and social inequality, and government debt each garnered 5 percent of the vote….