Party Spending on Polls #nlpoli
Over the past decade, the provincial Conservatives have consistently outspent the other parties in the province on polling and similar research in both election and off years, according to figures…
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Some evidence #nlpoli
A few years ago, some people believed that comments left on news stories and in online discussion groups could influence public opinion. As it turns out, no one took any…
BC political alignments remain stable
When the watercarriers report that massive government advertising is making a material difference to BC Liberal fortunes, be inclined to skepticism. Last November, Stephen Smart, CBC’s Liberal correspondent, said Angus…
Idle No More Might Be Popular No More: Polls
A few online polls suggest Idle No More is not supported by a majority of Canadians. Though there appears to be no major polling done as of yet, three recent…
Pollster’s take on Alberta leaders’ popularity sets stage for long Prairie slug-fest
Shades of things to come? Alison Redford, Canada’s second most popular premier, gets ready to break a board with Opposition Leader Danielle Smith’s face on it. Situations Alberta politicians find…
Your Future is in Their Hands: impacted poller #nlpoli
David Brazil, member for Conception Bay East-Bell Island, on how he and his political colleagues approach the task of governing: Mr. Speaker, we do not govern by polls. We want…
"All bets are off"… or not
It's been a while since I complained about CBC pundit Stephen Smart but his 5pm news report today was egregious. He suggested the current Angus Reid poll indicates an important…
The Secret of Their Distress #nlpoli
Not content with just one round of fascinating public opinion information, NTV decided to unleash a second evening of news about how the public feels about Muskrat Falls. The responses…
Support but lacking sufficient information – the NTV/MQO Poll #nlpoli
The more questions you ask, the more information you get. The more information you have, the more accurate a picture you can draw of anything. In this case, it’s public…
Alberta Business Leaders Prefer Romney
Alberta Business leaders have expressed a preference for Mitt Romney in the upcoming Presidential election: The online survey of 241 business leaders favoured Romney, with 42 per cent of support,…
Alberta Business Leaders Prefer Romney
Alberta Business leaders have expressed a preference for Mitt Romney in the upcoming Presidential election: The online survey of 241 business leaders favoured Romney, with 42 per cent of support,…
Alberta Business Leaders Prefer Romney
Alberta Business leaders have expressed a preference for Mitt Romney in the upcoming Presidential election: The online survey of 241 business leaders favoured Romney, with 42 per cent of support,…
The Great Wall of Saskatchewan: popular, yes, but a peacemaker?
Brad Wall, Christy Clark, Alison Redford and Greg Selinger discuss the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline while visiting China. Actual Canadian premiers may not appear to their Chinese hosts exactly as…
The sum of all fears #nlpoli
Kathy Dunderdale says that it is gratifying to have the support of the majority of the people of the province, as recent polls show, according to the Premier. In another…
Newest Alberta poll shows overwhelming support for Premier Alison Redford
Premier Alison Redford with her winning PC machine. Below: Opposition Leader Danielle Smith with her less successful Wildrose machine. Below Ms. Smith: Alberta Scan publisher Paul McLoughlin and pollster Janet…
Environics poll shows Tories in full flower, Wildrose withering on the vine
Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith with some of her party’s social conservative supporters, who came home to roost a few days before the April 23 provincial election … and stayed! Alberta…
When Johnny Cab breaks #nlpoli
Last week’s Environics poll caused more than a few people in the province to have a few sleepless nights trying to find a way to prove it was a crock…
The Happiness Index #nlpoli
Leave it to labradore to come up with a new way to look at poll results. He took the results of “satisfaction” questions in polls going back about a decade. …
More Hole Spotting #nlpoli
After the shock that evidently settled into the local Tories, the next most obvious thing about Thursday was the complete absence of any official provincial Tory anywhere saying anything about…
Hole-spotting: the Environics Poll Results #nlpoli
By now you have likely heard it all. In one corner are the raft of people trying to dismiss the Environics poll as an outlier, an aberration, the logical result…