Poll Archive

Do you want the Skye Development, a proposed 48-storey building on the Halifax waterfront, to proceed?

  • No (57%, 71 Votes)
  • Yes (43%, 53 Votes)

Total Voters: 124

Would we be better off if HRM broke up into two new municipalities—one urban and one rural?

  • We'd be worse off (42%, 15 Votes)
  • We'd be better off (42%, 15 Votes)
  • There would be no change (16%, 6 Votes)

Total Voters: 36

Is OK to use the Titanic centennial to attract tourists?

  • Sure—tourism is a competitive market and you have to use whatever you can (47%, 16 Votes)
  • It feels a little uncomfortable, but if commemorations are solemn and dignified, it's OK (38%, 13 Votes)
  • No—the sinking was a tragedy and using it as a tourism draw feels exploitive (15%, 5 Votes)

Total Voters: 34

Have you resumed using Metro Transit?

  • I used it before the strike, and I'm using it now (56%, 25 Votes)
  • I didn't use it before the strike, and I won't use it now (36%, 16 Votes)
  • I used it before the strike, but I won't use it now (4%, 2 Votes)
  • I didn't use it before the strike, I am using it now (4%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 45

Who do you blame for the prolonged Metro Transit strike?

  • The union (42%, 8 Votes)
  • Both (42%, 8 Votes)
  • HRM (16%, 3 Votes)
  • Neither (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 19