As we head into the final weekend of the 2012 Alberta election, I think it’s a good opportunity to assess the polling data we have collected for Sun News throughout the campaign. Pre-Election Poll Since our first tracking poll in early March, a lot has changed. Back then, the Progressive Conservatives held a small, but [...]
On Saturday, we released a report on what Albertans thought about the parties and party leaders. The results came from an online survey we conducted from April 5 to 10 that interviewed 943 Albertans. That survey also asked respondents about their opinion on some of the campaign promises released by the various parties. The party [...]
On March 29, the Constitution Act, 1867 and the Constitution Act, 1982 received Royal Assent. To celebrate the creation of Canada’s founding documents, the Canadian Constitutional Foundation has released a new website to commemorate the day and inform Canadians about the constitution. As part of the release of the website, the CCF commissioned Abacus Data [...]
From out sister site: www.canadianmillennials.ca I’ll admit it – I love the Oscars. The pomp, the ceremony, the beautiful women in nice clothes makes for great television. And while I’m a big Billy Crystal fan and think he’s by far the best host they can find, this year’s Oscars was not Millennial friendly. Instead of authenticly [...]
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 In the United States, the word “liberal”, largely tarnished during the Reagan years, has been replaced by progressive to describe policies, partisans, and politicians on the left side of the political [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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