加拿大人认为生活成本是2024年最重要的新闻：民调

2024年，即使通胀下降，加拿大央行多次下调基准利率，生活成本仍是许多加拿大人关注的焦点。

Even though inflation decreased and the Bank of Canada reduced its key interest rate several times in 2024, the cost of living remained a primary concern for many Canadians.

根据Ipsos为Global News独家进行的最新民调，71%的加拿大人认为生活成本是今年最重要的国内新闻。

According to a recent Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News, 71% of Canadians considered the cost of living the top domestic news story of the year.

“Ipsos公共事务全球首席执行官Darrell Bricker表示：“从日常生活中勉强度日是加拿大人最根本的关切。”“生活成本成为头号国内新闻并不令人意外。”

"The challenge of financially getting by day-to-day is the fundamental concern for Canadians," said Darrell Bricker, global CEO of Ipsos public affairs. "It’s not surprising that cost of living emerged as the number one domestic story."

除了生活成本问题，无家可归危机以40%的支持率位列第二，加拿大邮政罢工以37%的支持率排名第三。

Next to the cost of living, the homelessness crisis ranked second at 40%, followed by the Canada Post strike at 37%.

这项民调于12月6日至10日间进行，在线采访了1001名年龄在18岁以上的加拿大人。

The survey was conducted online between December 6 and 10, involving 1,001 Canadians aged 18 and older.

政治和政府措施引发讨论

今年，生活成本成为不列颠哥伦比亚省、阿尔伯塔省、萨斯喀彻温省和新不伦瑞克省四省选举活动的核心议题。

Political parties made the cost of living a central issue during election campaigns in four provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and New Brunswick.

联邦政府也关注生活成本问题，本月早些时候生效的最新税收“假期”旨在为加拿大人提供总理贾斯廷·特鲁多所称的“实实在在的减负”，但具体的联邦救济措施如减税仅有8%的受访者认为是头条新闻。

The federal government also addressed the cost of living through a tax "holiday" earlier this month, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described as offering Canadians "real relief." However, only 8% of respondents viewed specific measures like the tax cut as major news.

财政研究与民主研究所副总裁Sahir Khan上个月接受Global News采访时表示，尽管通胀有所缓解，但多年成本上涨对加拿大家庭的压力已经累积。

Sahir Khan, executive vice-president of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy, told Global News last month that while inflation has eased, years of rising costs have deeply affected Canadian families.

经济展望和心理感受

Bricker指出，尽管利率下降、通胀减少，经济“氛围”可能正在好转，但仍需时间观察。

Bricker suggested that with falling interest rates and easing inflation, the "vibe" on the economy might be improving, but it remains a waiting game.

“人们感觉他们找到了在这些环境下生存的方法，而不是事情真的变得更好了，”他说。“随着时间推移，我们将看到这些事情如何结合起来。”

"People feel they've figured out how to manage in these circumstances rather than things actually getting better," he explained. "Over time, we’ll see how things evolve."

根据Bricker的说法，无论年龄、收入、地区、教育程度或性别，加拿大人普遍认为生活成本是首要关切。

Bricker noted that Canadians from all demographics—age, income level, location, education, and gender—identified the cost of living as a top concern.

他补充道，关于生活成本问题的一个“大驱动因素”是人们寻找“合理价格的合理住所”的能力，这可能也是无家可归危机位列第二的原因。

He added that a major driver of cost-of-living concerns is people’s ability to find "affordable and reasonable accommodation," which could explain why homelessness ranked second.

全球新闻与未来展望

Ipsos的调查还发现，超过一半的加拿大人认为美国总统选举是今年的头条国际新闻。

The Ipsos poll also revealed that more than half of Canadians considered the U.S. presidential election the top global news story of the year.

共有56%的加拿大人将其列为首要新闻，乌克兰持续战争以42%的支持率位居第二，加沙地区冲突以35%的支持率排名第三。

A total of 56% named it as the top story, with the ongoing war in Ukraine at 42% and the conflict in Gaza at 35%.

随着年底临近，加拿大人也被问及对来年的看法。大多数人——66%——表示对2025年将比2024年更好感到乐观，但只有51%的人对国家的前景持同样看法。

As the year ends, Canadians were asked about their outlook for the next year. A majority—66%—said they were optimistic about 2025 being better than 2024 personally, though only 51% felt the same about the country.

Bricker指出：“这种乐观可能更多是希望，而不是对来年会更好的严肃信念。”他说，“他们对国家的感觉比对自己的感觉更差，因为他们更关注个人生活中的事情，而他们觉得已经可以更好地控制这些问题了。”

"This optimism is likely more hope than a concrete belief that next year will be better," said Bricker. "They feel worse about the country compared to themselves, as they're more focused on personal circumstances, which they think they are managing better."

在个人感受方面，18至34岁的加拿大人中有70%感到乐观，35至54岁年龄段的比例为69%。然而，55岁及以上的群体略微不那么积极，仅61%持同样观点。

Regarding personal sentiment, 70% of Canadians aged 18 to 34 felt optimistic, compared to 69% of those aged 35 to 54. However, only 61% of those aged 55 and older shared the same outlook.