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Vote-Scope Canada · Live instrument

The Canada Goose Index.

A composite measuring Mark Carney's political strength at home in Canada — the standing that underwrites his hand in the CUSMA (USMCA) negotiations. Six weighted components, real public data, zero opinion. The goose climbs as Carney's position at home strengthens.

Updated Oct 15, 2026 CGI v1.0 All real data

Today's reading

88/100 ▲ 1.3 · 7d

Liberal lead

LIB +17.7pp Vote-Scope model

Days to next election

1096 October 15, 2029

Methodology

How we measure the honk.

The Index is a composite score, not an opinion. Six components, all from publicly available Canadian polling, the Vote-Scope federal model, and the Bloomberg/Nanos confidence series. Higher means a stronger negotiating posture.

Component Breakdown

Six signals, one number.

Each component is public, weighted, and visible. Personal Carney approval and the "who handles Trump best" question are the phase-2 upgrade — they are not yet in the data, so we do not fake them.

real

35% weight

Electoral Strength

LIB +17.7ppStrong tailwind
Index score 94/100
real

25% weight

Mandate & Projection

231 seats · 100% majorityStrong tailwind
Index score 92/100
real

15% weight

Government Approval

61% approveStrong tailwind
Index score 100/100
real

15% weight

Economic Confidence

BNCCI 50.9Steady lift
Index score 54/100
no data

5% weight

National Mood

no data—
Index score —
real

5% weight

Mandate Horizon

~3.0 yr runwayStrong tailwind
Index score 87/100

Historical Series

Since launch.

The series builds one reading at a time. Watch the goose track Carney’s standing through the CUSMA review.

Index since launch

0255075100

Mandate

A fresh majority, years of runway.

Where Trump faces a midterms clock, Carney holds a fresh mandate. The federal model and the calendar both feed the index.

Projected Liberal seats

231 / 343

Majority probability

100% 10k sims

Projected vote share

47.0% LIB

Trade-war desk

Goose vs Lame Duck.

The Canada Goose Index is one half of the matchup. The trade-war desk pits it against the Trump Lame-Duck Index for the leverage gap, then surrounds it with what is actually in force at the border, live Polymarket and Kalshi prices, and polling from both sides.