Archive for November, 2011

U.S. Presidential Election: The Path to 270 Electoral Votes

November 22, 2011 by David | Categories: Blog

A new report from the Centre for American Progress, a progressive organization in the United States, outlines the demographic and opinion-related evidence that suggests the path to winning the White House has shifted somewhat since 2008. The report concludes that the demographic shifts in key states favours Obama: mainly the growth of non-white, college educated, [...]

CFRA Lunch Bunch: Debate on Occupy Movement and US Election

November 22, 2011 by Abacus | Categories: News

Abacus Data’s David Coletto joins the Lunch Bunch on CFRA to debate the Occupy Movement in Canada and the U.S. Presidential Election. Listen to the show here.

OUSA: What Ontarians Think about Post-Secondary Education

November 15, 2011 by Abacus | Categories: Blog, News

Republished from Educated Solutions: The Affordability Issue (Issue 8, November 2011) By David Coletto, Ph.D CEO, Abacus Data Inc. For the complete results of OUSA’s recent public opinion polling with Abacus Data, click here. The recent provincial election campaign in Ontario was dominated by debates over taxes, the economy, and who was best to lead Ontario through what [...]

What the Occupy Protests mean for the Financial Services Industry

November 14, 2011 by David | Categories: Blog

Today, I’m speaking at the Credit Union Central Canada Government Relations Conference about the public opinion landscape as it relates to politics, the mood of the country, and financial services in Canada. My presentation will focus somewhat on the Occupy Protests happening all over the country.  Over two weeks ago, we released some public opinion [...]

Ottawa Citizen: Occupied with ethics

November 12, 2011 by David | Categories: News

By Kelly Roesler, The Ottawa Citizen November 11, 2011 Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Occupied+with+ethics/5699056/story.html#ixzz1dWPuBZlU OTTAWA — As the global Occupy movement continues to rail against the actions of big corporations, many Canadians are quietly sending an equally strong message to all businesses: ethics matter, and social responsibility is influencing key decisions such as where to work, where to invest [...]

Industry CCSR Performance and Cause Marketing

November 10, 2011 by Abacus | Categories: Polls

Abacus Data and the Corporate and Community Social Responsibility Conference have partnered to produce a series of public opinion and market research studies on CCSR in Canada.CCSR is a growing area of interest not only for corporations but also for community organizations, social enterprises, consumers, and government. There is a significant amount of research data from American and [...]