Archive for December, 2011

Sun News/QMI Poll on Sex Education

December 20, 2011 by Abacus | Categories: Polls

Download the detailed tables here. The story from the Toronto Sun on the poll: Parents demand say in school sex ed: Survey BY DANIEL PROUSSALIDIS ,PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU OTTAWA - Almost half of parents with children at home say mom and dad should have a greater say than “experts” in what kids learn about sex in school, an Abacus [...]

Newt Gingrich falls faster than the market crash on October 28, 1929

December 19, 2011 by David | Categories: Blog

  On a few days ago, everyone was talking about how Newt Gingrich (me included) was the front runner for the Republican nomination for President.  All the polls (state and national) were showing a surge in support for the former House Speaker. But just like every other candidate to surge into the lead over the [...]

Canadians generally split on current provincial distribution of House seats

December 13, 2011 by Abacus | Categories: Polls

By DAVID COLETTO | Dec. 12, 2011 OTTAWA—Parliamentary or democratic reform is not always the sexiest or salient topic debated in Parliament, but it can certainly have important and lasting consequences for Canadian democracy. One only has to look at the impact of the election finance reforms introduced by the Jean Chrétien government and passed by Parliament [...]

ECONfidence Report: Canadians relatively unfazed by global turmoil

December 8, 2011 by Abacus | Categories: Polls

According to the latest figures from Ottawa-based Abacus Data’s ECONfidence Index, Canadian consumer confidence in the economy remains relatively stable in the face of global uncertainty. While most index components trended downward, leading to an overall drop in confidence of two percent from October 2011, decreases in all areas of the index were minor, leading [...]

Toronto Sun: Merry Christmas OK with Canadians: poll

December 7, 2011 by Abacus | Categories: News

BY JESSICA MURPHY ,PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU OTTAWA – Merry Christmas! At least, that’s what you’re likely to hear from fellow Canadians in the coming weeks, according to a new poll. An overwhelming majority of people across Canada – 76% – are more likely to use that greeting instead of the generic happy holidays and seasons greetings, indicates [...]

Abacus Data’s 1st Annual – Celebrating Christmas Survey

December 7, 2011 by Abacus | Categories: Polls

As Christmas quickly approaches, we thought it would be fun to ask Canadians their thoughts on Christmas.  The results reported below are from a national survey conducted from December 2 to 4, 2011. Here’s a quick Q&A about the survey.  The full tabs are available below. Do Canadians  say “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays” when [...]

National Politics: Conservative Party leads the NDP by nine; Harper’s job disapproval rating up slightly

December 6, 2011 by Abacus | Categories: Polls

According to a new national survey from Ottawa-based Abacus Data, the Conservative Party has a nine percentage point lead over the NDP in national vote intentions. Nationally, the Conservative Party has the support of 40% of decided voters (up two since August), followed by the NDP at 31% (down one), and the Liberal Party at [...]