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Protected: Earl of March Survey

May 8, 2011 by Alex | Categories: Uncategorized

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Canadians Think The Next Generation Will Not Be Better Off Than Their Own

November 4, 2010 by David | Categories: News, Polls, Uncategorized

A new Abacus Data National Poll finds that the recession has soured Canadians’ mood.  The optimism of  three or four years ago is largely gone.  People feel that they don’t have a say and the future isn’t all that bright.  One in four Canadians agreed with the statement  ”I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going [...]

Methodology of the Abacus Data National Poll

November 3, 2010 by David | Categories: Blog, News, Uncategorized

Over the next few weeks, we are going to be releasing a number of studies from an omnibus survey we conducted last weekend (October 29 to November 1). We interviewed 1,001 Canadians who were randomly selected from a national online panel of about 400,000 Canadians.  We partnered with a very respectable, online research company called [...]

Candidate Quality Matters: Political experience leads to better results

October 18, 2010 by David | Categories: Uncategorized

By David Coletto The Hill Times October 18, 2010 Two weeks ago, The Hill Times reported on Conservative Party efforts to focus hard on “flipping” close ridings in the next federal election. More recently, former Toronto police chief and OPP commissioner Julian Fantino announced that he is running to be the Conservative candidate in Vaughan, [...]

Politically experienced, incumbent MPs have fundraising advantage

August 16, 2010 by Abacus | Categories: Uncategorized

In the last three Canadian elections, cabinet ministers were the most prolific fundraisers raising on average $84,210 . By David Coletto The Hill Times, August 16 2010 All too often, we consider Canadian federal elections to be national events. Most media attention during the campaign focuses on the party leaders, the national party platforms, and [...]