Canadians divided in their opinion over whether the country is divided in the aftermath of the federal election

May 7, 2025

Canadians are divided over whether the results of the 2025 federal election have contributed to more division in the country. The finding arises from a survey of Canadians conducted by the firm Leger for the Association for Canadian Studies between May 1 and 3, 2025. When asked, some 34% of Canadians agreed that the federal election results will contribute to more unity between Canadians, 37% disagreed and 29% didn’t know. Albertans and Prairie residents were most likely to believe that the elections results would be bad for unity. Canadians were also asked whether respectively the threat of Alberta and Quebec separation should be taken seriously and which of the two had legitimate reasons for separation. In an interesting twist, Canadians feel the threat of separation by Alberta merits more serious attention than they do in the case of Quebec. Quebecers feel otherwise as they are less likely than others to regard the threat of Albertan separation as more serious than Quebec. Canadians are also somewhat more likely to believe that Albertans have more legitimate reasons than Quebec for wanting to separate from Canada. That too is a view with which Quebecers very much disagree. The survey was conducted over the period May 1-3, 2025 with1626 respondents in Canada. A margin of error cannot be associated with a non-probability sample in a panel survey for comparison purposes. A probability sample of 1626 respondents would have a margin of error of ±2.5%, 19 times out of 20.