New Poll Sheds Light on Support Level for Social Values in Canada

On many issues, social conservatives still hold a majority within the Conservative Party support base, survey shows

The Conservative Party logo is seen before the opening of the party's national convention in Halifax on Aug. 23, 2018. The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese

The Conservative Party is doing some soul-searching as it searches for its next leader. The party won the popular vote in the last federal election yet finished second in the results. Some blame the social conservatism of leader Andrew Scheer on certain issues for the loss and believe it’s time the party distanced itself from such views.

But a new poll shows that those with social conservative values still account for a considerable portion of Canadians, and on many issues such as abortion they hold a majority within the Conservative Party support base.