Here are the result of the survey.

Because our results are rounded, a single vote may not seem to affect the percentages below. Rest assured it does count for the calculation of the results.

Poll Results

Results of the survey

Polls conducted over the past number of years show that the level of interest in honouring Remembrance Day has been steadily rising. Will you be making a greater effort this year to honour Remembrance Day?

  • Yes, I will be 18%  Yes, I will be 18%
  • I always honour Remembrance Day 66%  I always honour Remembrance Day 66%
  • No 13%  No 13%
  • Undecided 3%  Undecided 3%

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Senator Mike Duffy has resigned from the Conservative caucus to sit as an independent amid a controversy over his housing claims. What do you think should happen to Duffy?


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St. John’s City Council has announced a three-year, $270 million capital works program it says will not increase city debt, but keep it about the same. Do you agree with this?


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Hockey Canada is expected to remove body checking from all levels of peewee hockey (ages 11-12) across the country when the group meets later this month. Do you agree with this rule change?


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Were you surprised by the outcome of the Labrador byelection Monday night?


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Last week a story noted that 35 Canadians (80,000 people worldwide) applied to become the first Martian settlers. A Dutch entrepreneur plans to send a few willing pioneers on a one-way trip to Mars in 2023, with no chance of returning to Earth. Would you ever consider signing up for such a mission?

Poll Results

Recent survey

NAPE says 111 faculty and support staff have been laid off at the College of the North Atlantic across the province since the provincial budget came down on March 26. The layoffs are due to budget cuts and the privatization of Adult Basic Education, the union says. Do you think the provincial government should consider reversing its decisions regarding the CNA?

  • Yes, there’s a negative impact on a lot of people and communities 54%  Yes, there’s a negative impact on a lot of people and communities 54%
  • No, the ABE and other programs will be available at private institutions 29%  No, the ABE and other programs will be available at private institutions 29%
  • Not sure, but the whole thing needs to be reviewed again 9%  Not sure, but the whole thing needs to be reviewed again 9%
  • Don't know enough about it 8%  Don't know enough about it 8%

Do you think the police should have been called in to investigate the allegations of improper spending and cover-up in the Canadian Senate?

  • Yes, it’s an abuse of taxpayers’ money 92%  Yes, it’s an abuse of taxpayers’ money 92%
  • No, a lack of proper rules was the cause 2%  No, a lack of proper rules was the cause 2%
  • Money has been paid back, let’s move on 3%  Money has been paid back, let’s move on 3%
  • It wasn’t the senators’ fault, it was some of their staff 0%  It wasn’t the senators’ fault, it was some of their staff 0%
  • Undecided 3%  Undecided 3%

Should there be an inquiry into search and rescue operations in this province?

  • Yes, involving the provincial and federal governments 41%  Yes, involving the provincial and federal governments 41%
  • Yes, but the province should hold it on its own 3%  Yes, but the province should hold it on its own 3%
  • No, everyone already knows the problems and it’s time to act 53%  No, everyone already knows the problems and it’s time to act 53%
  • Undecided 3%  Undecided 3%

The issue of “road kill” moose carcasses being dumped in the woods by the province’s conservation officers was raised in the House of Assembly Tuesday after a man in central Newfoundland came across several dumped just off a highway. Do you think it is proper to dump these moose carcasses in the woods?

  • Yes, but in remote wooded areas, not near a highway 31%  Yes, but in remote wooded areas, not near a highway 31%
  • No, isn’t that illegal dumping? 40%  No, isn’t that illegal dumping? 40%
  • I guess its food for other wild animals 20%  I guess its food for other wild animals 20%
  • Undecided 3%  Undecided 3%
  • Don’t care 6%  Don’t care 6%

Where are you planning to spend your summer holidays this year?

  • Within the province 51%  Within the province 51%
  • Outside the province 24%  Outside the province 24%
  • Undecided right now 6%  Undecided right now 6%
  • Can’t get holidays during the summer months 3%  Can’t get holidays during the summer months 3%
  • Not taking summer holidays 16%  Not taking summer holidays 16%

The NHL hockey playoffs are underway. How interested are you in it this year?

  • Very interested, will watch every game I can 9%  Very interested, will watch every game I can 9%
  • Fairly interested, will watch mostly my favourite team’s games 15%  Fairly interested, will watch mostly my favourite team’s games 15%
  • Somewhat interested, will watch some games 26%  Somewhat interested, will watch some games 26%
  • Not interested at all 43%  Not interested at all 43%
  • What is hockey? 7%  What is hockey? 7%

A recent Canadian Press story stated that each year about eight to nine per cent of the 27 million Canadian taxpayers miss the April 30 income tax filing deadline. Are you one of those eight to nine per cent this year?

  • No, I filed my taxes on time 85%  No, I filed my taxes on time 85%
  • Yes, but just a day or two late 3%  Yes, but just a day or two late 3%
  • Yes, but I’m expecting a refund so no penalties when I do file 5%  Yes, but I’m expecting a refund so no penalties when I do file 5%
  • I’m busy, I’ll file when I can 3%  I’m busy, I’ll file when I can 3%
  • I never file income tax forms 4%  I never file income tax forms 4%

The Public Sector Pensioners’ Association has renewed its call for the provincial government to index pension payments to inflation for public-sector pensioners. Do you think government should do this?

  • Yes, it’s not fair to those retired 59%  Yes, it’s not fair to those retired 59%
  • No, the retirees are getting what they paid into 35%  No, the retirees are getting what they paid into 35%
  • Undecided 6%  Undecided 6%

In a recent segment of Coach’s Corner on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada, Don Cherry said women have no place in sports locker rooms. The Association for Women in Sports Media said Cherry’s statement was sexist and outdated, and that professional female sports journalists and media relations personnel have been working alongside their male counterparts in NHL locker rooms for years. Which do you agree with?

  • Don Cherry 41%  Don Cherry 41%
  • The Association for Women in Sports Media 18%  The Association for Women in Sports Media 18%
  • Depends on when they want to get in the locker rooms 24%  Depends on when they want to get in the locker rooms 24%
  • Don’t care 17%  Don’t care 17%

A new report by the Media Technology Monitor states that one in three anglophone Canadians says not a single day goes by without checking into their social media feeds. Are you among the one in three?

  • Yes 41%  Yes 41%
  • No, but I check couple times a week 11%  No, but I check couple times a week 11%
  • No, I probably check a couple times a month 3%  No, I probably check a couple times a month 3%
  • I don’t use social media 32%  I don’t use social media 32%
  • What is social media? 13%  What is social media? 13%

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