Archive for June, 2011

University of Calgary: Grad official pollster for Sun News

June 30, 2011 by Abacus | Categories: News

June 30, 2011 By Caitlyn Spencer Dr. David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data appears regularly on Sun News to offer analysis on public opinion. While the research firm he runs and the network he works for have both been labeled upstarts, Dr. David Coletto is courteous and well-spoken, a diplomat. “The people working for Sun [...]

Canadians Split over Mission in Libya; Only 31% believe the mission is going well

June 30, 2011 by Abacus | Categories: Polls

Three days after Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird visited Libya, a new national poll from Abacus Data finds that Canadians are split over whether the mission in Libya was the right or wrong thing to do. Overall, 41% of Canadians felt that the NATO coalition was right to conduct military operations in Libya, with older [...]

Sun News Network: Coletto discusses survey on back to work legislation

June 29, 2011 by David | Categories: News

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AM 900 Hamilton: Public Opinion on Back-to-Work Legislation and Right to Strike

June 29, 2011 by David | Categories: News

Listen here - Bill Kelly Show, June 29th, Dr. David Coletto – Abacus Poll on Back-to-Work

Six in ten Canadians support federal government intervention in Canada Post lock-out

June 29, 2011 by Abacus | Categories: Polls

According to a new national survey from Abacus Data, a majority of Canadians (60%) either strongly or somewhat support the federal government’s action to end the labour disputes at Canada Post and Air Canada.  Over one in four Canadians (27%) opposed federal government involvement in the labour disputes while 13% said they neither supported nor [...]

Sun News Network: The People’s Prince – William tops Charles as Preferred Successor

June 28, 2011 by Abacus | Categories: News

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Huffington Post Canada: Prince William For King

June 28, 2011 by David | Categories: News

OTTAWA — Canadians overwhelmingly prefer Prince William to his father, Prince Charles, as the next King of Canada, according to a new Huffington Post Canada poll released on the eve of William’s visit here with Kate. But the poll also found the royal couple’s April wedding — a global spectacle viewed by more than 12 million [...]

Canadians Prefer Prince William over Prince Charles as Next Monarch

June 28, 2011 by Abacus | Categories: Polls

  A new poll conducted by Abacus Data for the Huffington Post Canada found that 56% of Canadians believe Prince William should succeed Queen Elizabeth II while 26% prefer Prince Charles. The survey also found that Canadians are generally split on whether Canada should continue to have the British Monarch as its head of state. [...]

Race for the White House: Michele Bachmann

June 27, 2011 by David | Categories: Blog

Every so often I appear on Sun News to discuss the Presidential election in the U.S.  From time to time I’ll post my thoughts on the race and the different candidates. This morning, Rep. Michele Bachmann from Minnesota is officially entering the Republican Presidential nomination election.   She’s a favourite of the Tea Party wing [...]

Sun News Network: Hudak and PCs rising in Ontario

June 15, 2011 by David | Categories: News

David Coletto discusses Ipsos-Reid’s new poll on vote intentions in Ontario with David Akin of Sun News’ Daily Brief Watch the video here