May 27, 2011 by David | Categories: News
WATCH HERE: Sun News Network: Bin Laden got what he deserved A new Sun Media-Abacus Data poll finds that an overwhelming majority of Canadians believe that Osama bin Laden got what he deserved while a majority believe that in general, terrorists should be treated like other criminals when it comes to justice and punishment. Eight in [...]
May 27, 2011 by David | Categories: News
WATCH HERE: Sun News Network: Cross Border Shopping A new poll from Ottawa-based Abacus Data shows that Canadians are not flocking south of the border to shop despite a high Canadian dollar. With the Canadian dollar worth $1.03US [Bank of Canada May 19, update before release] Canadians are more likely to say they are going to [...]
May 26, 2011 by Abacus | Categories: News
By David Akin OTTAWA – Canadians seem to have little in the way of buyer’s remorse when it comes to the radically re-shaped House of Commons they elected on May 2, a new poll done exclusively for Sun News Network shows. A healthy majority of Canadians are “very satisfied” or “somewhat satisfied” with the idea [...]
May 26, 2011 by Abacus | Categories: Polls
According to a new national survey from Ottawa-based Abacus Data, little has changed three weeks out from the last federal election and Canadians are generally satisfied with the different election outcomes for Canada’s five major parties. Nationally, the Conservative Party was the choice of 40% of decided voters while 33% of Canadians said they would [...]
May 25, 2011 by Abacus | Categories: Polls
A new poll from Ottawa-based Abacus Data shows that Canadians are not flocking south of the border to shop despite a high Canadian dollar. With the Canadian dollar worth $1.03US [Bank of Canada May 19, update before release] Canadians are more likely to say they are going to the U.S. less this year than in [...]
May 24, 2011 by David | Categories: Blog
At the start of the 2011 Canadian federal election, Abacus Data polled Canadians and asked them how they felt about a number of celebrities, including the federal party leaders at the time. With The Oprah Winfrey Show ending tomorrow, I thought some of you may be interested to see how Oprah compares to some other [...]
May 24, 2011 by David | Categories: News
Listen to the radio program here. A new Sun Media-Abacus Data poll finds that an overwhelming majority of Canadians believe that Osama bin Laden got what he deserved while a majority believe that in general, terrorists should be treated like other criminals when it comes to justice and punishment. Eight in ten Canadians (82%) surveyed [...]
May 24, 2011 by David | Categories: News
By Mark Dunn OTTAWA - A staggering number of Canadians feel Osama bin Laden got his just reward when U.S. Navy SEALs shot the world’s most-wanted terrorist in the head and chest and dumped his body into the Arabian Sea, says a new poll. The survey conducted by Abacus Data suggested that the killing [...]
May 24, 2011 by Abacus | Categories: Polls
A new Sun Media-Abacus Data poll finds that an overwhelming majority of Canadians believe that Osama bin Laden got what he deserved while a majority believe that in general, terrorists should be treated like other criminals when it comes to justice and punishment. Eight in ten Canadians (82%) surveyed said yes, bin Laden got what [...]
May 18, 2011 by David | Categories: Polls
This is the fourth release in a six-part series from Abacus Data on Canadian consumers’ attitudes and behaviour on corporate and community social responsibility. Abacus Data has partnered with the Corporate and Community Social Responsibility Conference held at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Ontario on this series. 1,000 Canadians answered the survey between March 24 and [...]