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Public polls tell us a lot about what is on the minds of Canadians. Or at least what media and other elites think should be on the minds of Canadians. Almost four in ten 2019 polls were about public policy (37%) and another third were about electoral, horserace issues. Not surprisingly, Q3 and Q4 contained…
Polling Guru is a site dedicated to reflecting on and discussing current and historical public opinion research. Public polls, that is polls released into the public domain, are a mainstay. There are too many polls to write about. In fact, 200 public opinion releases are put into the public domain each quarter according to the…
Online research is the most important public opinion research tool according to research on publicly released polling in Canada conducted by Jenkins Research. Since April 2016, 57% of all polls released to the public have used an online methodology. Telephone and IVR are the mode of choice for 21% and 20% respectively of all polls….
The expansion of the Kinder Morgan or Trans Mountain pipeline [the name itself has potentially different connotations] has been effectively hijacked and turned into political theatre over the past few months. Overall Canadians support the expansion and, importantly, the B.C. government’s position is not fully aligned with public opinion. What then, would we expect of…
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Good news for us involved in public opinion research. Despite the occasional negative press spurned by poll failures, pollsters improved their perception from 34% to 42% positive. Of course, that still puts pollsters only ahead of car salespeople (26%) and politicians (22%). So lots of room for improvement. Check out the full list from the Insights West…
It probably comes as little surprise that international trade and international relations issues were the most polled topics when it comes to national public policy issues in Canada for 2017. More than one in five polls were about our external relationships. International trade — The 11% of all national public policy polls reflects our preoccupation…
The state of public opinion polls in Canada tells us a lot about the state of public debate about issues in Canada and the nature of the public opinion business and Jenkins Research has been collecting information on polls since April 2016. Public opinion polls, whether one likes them or not, are critical ingredients of…
