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 Sep 16, 2026 CGI v1.0 All real data

Today's reading

85.8/100 ▲ 1.4 · 7d

Liberal lead

LIB +14.0pp Vote-Scope model

Days to next election

1124 2029-10-15

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 +14.0ppStrong tailwind
Index score 85/100
real

25% weight

Mandate & Projection

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

15% weight

Government Approval

59% approveStrong tailwind
Index score 99/100
real

15% weight

Economic Confidence

BNCCI 52.8Steady lift
Index score 64/100
real

5% weight

National Mood

57% right trackStrong tailwind
Index score 84/100
real

5% weight

Mandate Horizon

~3.1 yr runwayStrong tailwind
Index score 89/100

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

232 / 343

Majority probability

100% 10k sims

Projected vote share

48.0% 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.