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   I'd say it's time Canadians started voting for the party they trust most.    
   Especially after nearly 10 years of being governed by a party that they trust   
   least.   
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   Globe and Mail - June 12, 2015   
      
      
   NDP the party most-trusted by Canadian families, poll shows   
      
      
   Mulcair's policies put him in prime position to appeal to more Canadian   
   families   
      
   With all parties courting the large middle class in advance of a fall   
   election, a new poll suggests the New Democrats are more trusted than their   
   political rivals to be the champion of the Canadian family.   
      
   The survey, conducted by Nanos Research for The Globe and Mail, took a look at   
   some of the big-ticket economic issues Canadian families may be considering   
   when they decide who will get their vote on Oct. 19.   
      
   Even though a spate of recent polls has put the NDP, the Liberals and the   
   Conservatives in a tight three-way race, the new survey suggests Thomas   
   Mulcair and his New Democrats have a sizable advantage when it comes to   
   winning the support of those    
   Canadians who are juggling the costs of housing, child care, taxes and basic   
   living expenses.   
      
   When asked which federal party was most trusted to help Canadian families, 34   
   per cent of the poll's respondents picked the NDP.  That compared with the 27   
   per cent who chose the Liberals and the 26 per cent who chose the   
   Conservatives.   
      
   Although the election is still several months away, the survey's findings   
   could be strategically significant for the New Democrats, said Nik Nanos, the   
   president of the research firm.   
      
   "If one party is seen as being better in tune with having policies that appeal   
   more to Canadian families, that actually makes them very well positioned going   
   into the election," he said. "And that's why, if I were the Conservatives or   
   the Liberals, I    
   would be looking at these numbers and saying 'Oh, we can't lose Canadian   
   families because that's just too much of an obstacle to try to overcome.'"   
      
   The hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,000 Canadians, which was   
   conducted between May 26 and 28, is expected to accurately reflect the   
   opinions of the broader Canadian public within 3.1 percentage points, 19 times   
   out of 20.   
      
   The positive numbers for the New Democrats on the family front were bolstered   
   by the results in Quebec and British Columbia.   
      
   Some of the Quebec approval may be related to the NDP's child-care policy,   
   which aligns with that of the province, Mr. Nanos said.  Two-thirds of the   
   poll respondents said they support or somewhat support a national daycare   
   program and Mr. Mulcair is    
   promising a national plan that would guarantee a space for every child at a   
   cost of no more than $15 a day.   
      
   "They've basically grafted provincial policy onto the federal scene knowing   
   that's a vote-winner in the province," said the pollster.  "Strategically,   
   it's a pretty smart move because if the NDP do well or hold onto their seats   
   in Quebec, they've got a    
   pretty high likelihood to come in second at the very least" on election day.   
      
   Over all, nearly half of those surveyed said the general cost of living was   
   the top issue facing Canadian families, while 21.8 per cent said it was the   
   cost of housing, and 19 per cent said it was taxes.  Just 9 per cent said it   
   was the cost of child    
   care - but child-care costs are paid by a relatively narrow segment of the   
   population when compared with something like housing.   
      
   What is clear is that most of those polled were not overwhelmingly concerned   
   about their tax burden, and that could be a problem for the Conservatives, who   
   are relying on the promise of low taxes to win votes.  "The problem with taxes   
   is it's a    
   complicated political issue and it doesn't always deliver what people would   
   like it to deliver," Mr. Nanos said.   
      
   On the other hand, the poll respondents were in favour of raising income taxes   
   on the top 1 per cent of income earners, with more than 80 per cent saying   
   they would support or somewhat support that measure.   
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   Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is proposing to create a new tax bracket that   
   would push the combined tax rate for the highest earners in most provinces to   
   nearly 50 per cent or more. Despite the apparent alignment between the   
   Liberals and the desires of    
   Canadians on that issue, the respondents still put the NDP ahead for families.   
      
   "What this shows," Mr. Nanos said, "is that Trudeau and the Liberals have   
   advanced a policy idea that has support but it hasn't converted itself into   
   specific support for Justin Trudeau and the Liberals."   
      
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