Canadians don’t want to defund the CBC, and Pierre Poilievre will do it anyway

While just 30% of Canadians say they actually want the CBC to be defunded, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre has made this initiative a focus of his “campaign” to become Canada’s next prime minister.

Despite minority support for the dismantling of our pubic broadcaster, a new ARI study finds that 2 in 3 Canadians (67%) believe a Poilievre-led government would accomplish their goal.

“Despite plenty of policies that will likely form the pillars of a campaign platform once an election is called – ‘axe the tax,’ ‘jail not bail,’ ‘defund the CBC’ – other areas have remained relatively blank. How would a CPC government approach healthcare and reach the balanced budget it promises?”

A majority of Canadians (54%) say that defunding Canada’s public broadcaster would be bad for the country.

The study also found that just 1 in 3 Canadians are hopeful about a potential Conservative government under Pierre Poilievre.

The Angus Reid Institute conducted an online survey from Aug. 29 to Sept. 4, 2024 among a representative randomized sample of 1,602 Canadian adults who are members of Angus Reid Forum.

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