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The Northbound lens   •   2025 in focus

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Selected Bank of Canada rate decisions in 202529 January: 3.00 percent. 12 March: 2.75 percent. 17 September: 2.50 percent. 29 October: 2.25 percent. Dates on the horizontal axis; policy rate on the vertical axis. Displayed vertical range is 2 to 3.25 percent.3.253.002.502.0029 JAN12 MAR17 SEP29 OCT3.00%2.75%2.50%2.25%

Selected 2025 policy-rate decisions (%) · Historical official data
Displayed vertical range: 2.00–3.25%. Not a current-rate quote.

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Toronto / Municipal
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Toronto: Chow 51%, Bradford 46%.

Bradford gains seven points across three supplied campaign waves. Chow retains a five-point advantage in a contest with sharply different regional and age-group estimates.

5 ppChow–Bradford gap among decided and leaning voters
Northbound release 24 Oct 2026Fieldwork 21 Oct 2026 – 23 Oct 2026 · n=1,200Added to this archive 25 Oct 2026
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Mississauga / Municipal
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Mississauga: Crombie 33%, Tedjo 31%, Parrish 27%.

Tedjo gains 12 points across three supplied campaign waves, narrowing Crombie’s advantage to two points in the final pre-election tracker.

2 ppCrombie–Tedjo gap among decided and leaning voters
Northbound release 24 Oct 2026Fieldwork 21 Oct 2026 – 23 Oct 2026 · n=850Added to this archive 25 Oct 2026
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Milton / Municipal
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Milton: Krantz 33%, Akbar 27%, Minakakis 18%.

The final pre-election figures put the incumbent six points ahead of Akbar, with distinct patterns by length of residency and a divided challenger field.

6 ppKrantz–Akbar gap among decided and leaning voters
Northbound release 23 Oct 2026Fieldwork 19 Oct 2026 – 22 Oct 2026 · n=600Added to this archive 25 Oct 2026
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