Jessica Hume, Parliamentary Bureau Jan 24, 2014 <\/p>\n
, Last Updated: 5:33 PM ET <\/p>\n
OTTAWA Health care is the biggest issue for Canadian voters, a new poll suggests. <\/p>\n
In a national survey conducted this month by Abacus Data, polled Canadians regardless of age or voting intention listed health care as their top priority at the polls, at 19%. <\/p>\n
It was followed by taxes (13%), job creation (13%) and accountability and trust (12%). <\/p>\n
\"Even though federal politicians are not talking much about health care, it remains the most important issue for Canadians,\" Abacus Data CEO David Coletto said. <\/p>\n
Only surveyed Canadians between 30-44 listed something other than health care as a top concern 46% said taxes were their the primary issue as opposed to health care, at 44%. <\/p>\n
After health care, Canadians 60 years and older were most concerned about retirement security, at 41%, and accountability, at 33%. <\/p>\n
Fewer than 5% of respondents listed the environment or natural resource development as a top priority. <\/p>\n
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