Forty-nine percent of Canadians report that they would either support (15%) or somewhat support (34%) increasing the national debt if the funds were used to increase Canada’s military capacity. Conversely, 46 percent say they would somewhat oppose (22%) or oppose (24%) increasing the national debt to fund an increase in Canada’s military capacity. Respondents aged 55 and over are more likely to be supportive to some extent of increasing the national debt to increase Canada’s military capacity (61%) than those aged 35 to 54 (46%) or those and 18 to 34 (36%).
This survey gauges the opinion of Canadians on whether they support deeper economic integration with the EU to reduce reliance on the U.S.
Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,047 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between July 2nd and 6th, 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 the Globe and Mail and was conducted by Nanos Research.
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