This is The Week in Polling, your Saturday dose of interesting numbers from top pollsters in Canada and around the world, curated by The Hub. Here’s what we’re looking at this week.
One-in-five Americans aged 18 to 29 think Adolf Hitler had “some good ideas”
Source: DailyMail.com & J.L. Partners
Just over 20 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 think Adolf Hitler had “some good ideas,” while 59 percent found him to be “evil” with “no redeeming features.”
Hitler orchestrated the Holocaust: the heinous genocide of more than 6 million Jews, over 3.3 million Soviet prisoners of war, 1.8 million Polish civilians, more than 250,000 people with mental or physical disabilities (at least 10,000 of whom were children), as well as hundreds of thousands of others, including Romani, black, and LGBTQ people.
The Nazi dictator dismantled Germany’s democratic institutions and turned the nation into a vicious military state, driven by the goal of dominating Europe to serve the interests of the Aryan race, which he saw to be the world’s “master race.” His invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, marked the beginning of the Second World War, which ended up costing 85 million people their lives.
Canadian support for Trump has grown since the 2020 presidential election
Source: Environics Institute
With the 2024 American presidential election just 16 days away, 21 percent of Canadians support Republican candidate and former president Donald Trump. This statistic represents a six-point increase since the last election in 2020 when only 15 percent of Canadians supported Trump over current President Joe Biden.
Nevertheless, a majority of Canadians—60 percent—support Democratic candidate and current Vice President Kamala Harris. In 2020, 67 percent of Canadians supported Biden.
Trump is supported most by Canadians aged 18 to 34 (28 percent) and 35 to 54 (27 percent), numbers which have grown by 10 and 12 percent, respectively, since 2020.
He is also most likely to be supported in the Prairie provinces (33 percent), Ontario (22 percent), and B.C. (21 percent). These numbers represent growth of 9, 8, and 5 percent, respectively. He is the least popular in La Belle Province, where only 12 percent of Quebeckers prefer him.
More than 20 percent of Canadians now work gig jobs
Source: CBC
Twenty-two percent of Canadians now work gig jobs full-time or to supplement their income and make ends meet in an increasingly costly country. This translates to over 7 million Canadians. Some examples of gig jobs include driving for ride-hailing apps like Uber or food delivery.
Over half (56 percent) of Canadian gig workers already had full-time jobs, and 44 percent make over $100,000 annually.
Aiden Muscovitch is a student at the University of Toronto studying Ethics, Society and Law. He has served as The Hub's Assistant Editor and writes The Week in Polling. He has also worked as an intern for Conservative Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Michael Chong.
