Episode description

In politics, a “third rail” is an issue that’s so volatile, so dangerous, that politicians are afraid to touch it. 

The firm Abacus Data has just come out with a new poll that looks at the “third rails” of Canadian politics — the issues that would make people vote for or against a political party who promised that idea. And some of their findings — and the way they cut across the political spectrum — are actually pretty surprising.

David Coletto, the founder, chair and CEO of Abacus Data, breaks down those findings and what they may mean about the state of the country.

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