Sun News: Gauging the NDP Leadership Race
January 28, 2012 by Abacus | Categories: News
A new national survey has found few Canadians can name more than one competitor in the NDP leadership race. David Coletto and Kristy Krikup.
Archive for January, 2012
Globe and Mail: Canadians still unfamiliar with NDP leadership contenders, poll shows
January 27, 2012 by Abacus | Categories: News
By: Jane Taber Originally posted on January 27, 2012 More bad news for the NDP: 40 per cent of Canadians haven’t heard of any of the eight candidates in the leadership race, according to a new online poll. Even worse, 35 per cent of New Democrats could not recognize the candidates running to replace the [...]
NDP Leadership Race
January 27, 2012 by Abacus | Categories: Polls
Thomas Mulcair, Brian Topp and Paul Dewar have highest name recognition among NDP leadership candidates. NDP supporters want a leader who stands for clear social democratic principles and who can stand up to Stephen Harper. With about two months left in the federal NDP’s leadership race, a new national survey from Ottawa-based Abacus Data finds [...]
National Political Report – January 2012
January 25, 2012 by Abacus | Categories: Polls
According to a new national survey from Ottawa-based Abacus Data, the Conservative Party continues to hold a nine percentage point lead over the NDP. The Liberal Party has seen a small increase in support while NDP and Conservative Party support is down since December 2011. Nationally, the Conservative Party has the support of 37% of [...]
Calgary Sun: Northern Gateway backers have upper hand: Poll
January 25, 2012 by Abacus | Categories: News
BY DANIEL PROUSSALIDIS ,PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU OTTAWA - Despite years of anti-oilsands campaigns, a new poll has found Canadians are more likely to support than oppose Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline proposal. An Abacus Data poll exclusively for QMI Agency has found 38% of those asked supported the pipeline that would link Alberta’s oilsands and a tanker terminal in [...]
Canadian Public Opinion on Northern Gateway and Keystone XL Pipelines
January 25, 2012 by David | Categories: Polls
Canadians are More Likely to Support Northern Gateway Pipeline than Oppose It. Support is highest in Alberta and lowest in Quebec According to a new national survey from Ottawa-based Abacus Data, almost four in ten Canadians surveyed support the Northern Gateway pipeline, a pipeline project proposed to run from northern Alberta to the coastal community [...]
What’s in a word? The Dimensions of Political Words
January 24, 2012 by David | Categories: Blog
When politicians, pundits, and the media talk politics, they use a lot of words, often as a signal or code to something more complex. In the United States, the word “liberal”, largely tarnished during the Reagan years, has been replaced by progressive to describe policies, partisans, and politicians on the left side of the political [...]
Visit CanadianMillennials.ca
January 21, 2012 by Abacus | Categories: Featured
CanadianMillennials.ca is the online home to Abacus Data’s Canadian Millennial Research Practice and the most comprehensive website on Canadian Millennials. Check it out here.
