US relations ranks higher than affordability or healthcare in terms of Canadians’ priorities for the new government – Want parties to work together (CTV News/Nanos)

Asked to rank the top two areas that should be made a priority this year by the newly elected Government, Canadians rank US relations first (34%) more frequently than other priorities such as affordability (21%), healthcare (15%), tax cuts (10%), and housing (nine per cent). Residents of the Prairies (33%) and younger Canadians (36%) are more likely to rank affordability first compared to residents of Quebec (eight per cent) and older Canadians (55 plus, 12%).

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,055 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between May 5th and 8th, 2025 as part of an omnibus survey. The margin of error for this survey is ±3.0 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

The statistical tabulations including the unweighted and weighted number of interviews can be accessed here.

The research was commissioned by CTV News and was conducted by Nanos Research.

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