Trudeau is “just not ready” to be Canada’s next prime minister: Poll
According to a new Forum Research poll, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is “just not ready” to replace Stephen Harper as Canada’s next prime minister. The post Trudeau is “just not…
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New Forum Poll Shows OLP Moving Ahead
Sure its only Forum (from here, but behind irritating pay-wall.). But it does show what common-sense dictates…that running on a platform of “leaner times for all” won’t fire up no…
Ontario voters not liking Hudak’s Voodoo Economics
First off, yes, this is a Forum poll, but like BigcityLib, I’ll take it as a starting point as to what people think of Tim Hudak’s 100 000 public sector…
Whose Sorry Now?
Perhaps NDP leader Andrea Horwath will be, for forcing an unnecessary Ontario election, if the results of a new Forum Research Poll hold throughout the campaign. The survey of 1,845…
Tough night for the Ontario Libs & Wynne
Last night, there were 2 byelections in Ontario, which were seen as a test of what the political winds are like in Ontario these days. The Ontario Liberals and Premier…
Forum Research Fucks Up, Admits Error
From ThreeHundredEight.com: UPDATE: As appeared to be the case, Forum Research has confirmed there was an error in its two reports that listed the numbers that should have been Trudeau’s…
Briefs: The Scarborough Hospital looking for $6.8 million in savings with or without merger
The Rouge Valley Health System and The Scarborough Hospital officially filed notification to the Local Health Integration Network of their intent to merge, but it doesn’t mean hard times are…
Dan On Polling
Probably the best piece I’ve read on the Forum Polling cock-up in Manitoba: Instead, what we’re dealing with appears to be flawed methodology. Bozinoff has admitted that some respondents may…
There’s Another Forum Poll Out
But I’m not going to link to it or even tell you what its about. Because why bother? I will just say that the one media outlet that’s picked it…
Can someone pay a pollster other then Forum to re-poll the Mayor Ford approval rating?
I’m rather skeptical of those numbers – or any numbers – that Forum polls after last night. The Manitoba ridings were way off, as you might have seen. The Ontario…
BREAKING NEWS: By-Election Results Offer No Compelling Narrative!!!
Status Quo. Close in Brandon. Whumped ’em in T.O. Center and Bourassa LPC increased its vote share, so that’s nice but no big thng. Didn’t I tell you so? I…
Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affair, On Recent Forum Polls
The occasion is this story in the Winnipeg Free Press: Forum released its latest round of polling late Sunday night following calls into the riding during the day. The survey…
Forum Polling Updated (in 2 ridings) for the byelections on Monday
Consider this a continuation of last blogpost, where I said I’d update the post if Forum came out with 1 last quickie update. I figured it just was better to…
Another Test For Forum Research & Its Polling Methods (in byelections anyhow)
For a minute, let’s forget what partisan side of the fence we’re all on, and turn into poll analysts. Forum Research is the only pollster doing any poll tracking of…
More encouraging polls for the Liberals
Two polls come to us today – from two separate pollsters. The first I highlight comes from Forum Research, where voter preference and voter switching is looked at, and Justin…
This poll and that poll – more summer bad news for the Conservatives
More polls to talk about today. First, two-thirds of Canadians who were polled disapprove of Prime Minister proroguing Parliament in Sept and waiting until late October to reconvene Parliament. As…
Byelection Day in Ontario – grading the pollsters polls
Interested political observers and partisans will be looking at today’s by-elections here in Ontario to see what message the voters will be sending the Ontario Liberal government of Kathleen Wynne.…
Forum polls: looking grim for OLP in the byelections
New polling done by Forum released today shows the OLP may only be winning 1 seat of the five byelections this August 1: The Progressive Conservatives are well ahead in…
Climate Change Poll
The Disaffected Lib continues to do stellar work on the climate change file. Visiting his site will arm anyone interested with some solid information about what is, in my view,…
On Senate Reform
Your latest poll from Forum Research on what should be done with the Senate: “More than one third want to abolish the Senate. An additional 37% called for the Senate…