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- Introducing Lora-Lynn, Sophie, and Tony: The typical voters of today’s Liberal Party of Canada
- And They’re Off
- Maximum Impact Words: Research in Action
- 67% of Canadians Recognize Homelessness as a Housing Issue Needing Immediate Action
- What Americans think about Canada, tariffs, and a possible trade war: GZERO Media / Abacus Data poll
- Mark Carney is more likely to expand the Liberal Party’s voter pool than Chrystia Freeland
- As Election Kicks Off, Ontario PCs lead by 23: Why Doug Ford is well positioned to be re-elected.
- Abacus Data Poll: Conservative lead drops, but Liberals still 21-points behind
- Purchase Abacus Reports and Data
- Navigating the Court of Public Opinion: Plan or React?
- Making Sense of Divergent Polls
- Navigating the Court of Public Opinion: Plan or React?
- Making Sense of Divergent Polls
- Abacus Data Poll: Conservatives lead by 26 as Liberal leadership election kicks off
- Over 60% of Canadians Say No Level of Government Is Doing Enough on Housing
- Abacus Data Poll: 1 in 4 Canadians are either open to consider or definitely want Canada to join the United States
- Potential Municipal Land Transfer Tax Faces Backlash as Hamilton Struggles with Housing Affordability
- Abacus Data Poll: Post-Trudeau resignation, Conservative lead grows to 27. Freeland and Carney well ahead of others on recognizability, familiarity, and net favourable impression.
- Beyond Left and Right: The Ideological Dimensions of Canadians and What it Means for 2025
- Between Scarcity and Stability: A Year-End Reflection on Canadian Public Opinion and the Road to 2025
- Abacus Data Poll: Post-Freeland resignation, Trudeau’s net favourability drops to -43 as only 19% want him to stay on as Prime Minister.
- Happy FES-tivus
- Between Scarcity and Stability: A Year-End Reflection on Canadian Public Opinion and the Road to 2025
- Housing Concerns Grow as Over Half of Canadians Fear Losing Their Home Due to Financial Changes
- If voters don’t think you like or respect them, how can you expect them to vote for you?
- Abacus Data Ontario Poll: Ontario PCs lead by 18 as Ford government approval rating rebounds
- It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Recess
- Abacus Data Poll: No “GST Tax Holiday” or “Trump” Bump as Conservatives hold 23-point lead over the Liberals.
- A Double Demographic Whammy – inFocus with David Coletto – Substack
- Advertising and Message Testing for Advocacy Campaigns: Ensuring Your Message Hits the Mark
- What do Canadians Think About the Emissions Cap on the Oil & Gas Sector
- Thanksgiving in Mar-A-Lago
- Advancing Canada’s digital future | The Walrus
- Trudeau lingered in the minds of voters – The Signal
- Canadians believe businesses giving back is an important part of building stronger communities
- Abacus Data Partners with Canada’s Forest Trust Corporation to Launch Canadian Climate Action Initiative
- A Lot Going On at the Moment
- Abacus Data Poll: Nova Scotia PCs headed for landslide win bucking anti-incumbency trend.
- Trudeau or Poilievre: Who do Canadians think would work best with Trump?
- Justin Trudeau tries to find a cure for ‘inflationitis’ | CBC News
- Are Canadians worried about another Trump presidency? – Toronto Star
- Join Abacus Data as an Analyst / Senior Analyst
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- Abacus Data Poll: No “Trump Bump” for Liberals as they are now tied with NDP for second. Conservatives lead by 22.
- How Canada can prepare for a “digital everything” future – The Globe and Mail
- The Abacus Way: Finding the Right Words Using Online Research Communities to Optimize Advocacy Language
- Ports and a Storm
- Canadians think we can do more to improve one of our most important public institutions, education.
- Abacus Data Poll: Nova Scotia PCs extend lead as campaign hits halfway mark
- Food prices top Canadians’ financial anxieties – The Logic
- Abacus Data Poll: Conservatives lead by 19 as other metrics hold steady.
- Abacus Data Ontario Poll: Ontario PC lead down to 16 as Ford Government approval drops
- Canadians see looming infrastructure issues on the horizon: CCPPP poll
- Nova Scotia election: Tory leader won’t invite Pierre Poilievre to join campaign
- Abacus Data Poll: Are perceptions about population growth impacting political opinions? Polling from Nova Scotia.
- What’s up with these political polls? – CBC
- Brace for Impact
- Abacus Data Poll: Nova Scotia PCs lead by 19: Why Tim Houston is well positioned to be re-elected.
- Abacus Data expands into Halifax as Kelly Bennett joins the team as Vice President & Atlantic Canada Lead
- Tories have huge lead in economic trust—especially among young Canadians – The Logic
- CMA calls for elimination of workplace sick notes to create more health care capacity
- This House is Haunted
- Abacus Data Poll: Conservatives lead by 22 as surrounding impressions hold steady.
- Justin Trudeau leadership: MP says PM should get away from ‘inner circle’ | CTV News
- Will Crime and Public Safety Perceptions Influence Vote Choice in the Next Federal Election? 57% Say Crime Will Be a Major Factor in Their Decision.
- Abacus Data Poll: 57% of Canadians living in a Liberal held riding want their MP to call on Justin Trudeau to resign and not run again.
- Follow the Leader | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- 1 in 2 Canadians Say Immigration Is Harming the Nation, Up 10 Points Since Last Year. What’s Changed?
- Abacus Data Ontario Poll: Ontario PCs lead by 20 + Opinions on Homeless Encampments and Highway 401
- Abacus Data Poll: Conservatives lead by 21 despite negative impressions of Pierre Poilievre rising
- A Matter of Privilege
- Public concern about Climate Change drops 14-points since last year. Why?
- Which Trust Attributes Most Drive the Reputations of Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre?
- The Confidence Game
- Abacus Data Poll: NDP passes Liberals outside of Quebec; Conservatives lead by 22.
- The Political Dynamics of Happiness and Joy. On this, we aren’t as divided as you might think.
- He Gets By With a Little Help From His Friends | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Understanding the Divide: How Canadians See the Opioid Crisis
- Break-ups Before By-elections
- Abacus Data Poll: As Parliament Resumes and on the Eve of Two Crucial Byelections, the Conservatives lead by 21
- Should the Federal Government Intervene if Air Canada Pilots go on Strike?
- ‘You’ve got to feed the change beast’: Experts look ahead to Liberal caucus retreat – CTV News
- Conservatives still holding a big lead | Power Play with Vassy Kapelos
- Abacus Data Ontario Poll: Ontario PCs lead by 16 as the public describes Premier Ford as friendly, but dishonest.
- Doug Ford has faced controversy after controversy — yet remains as popular as ever. Here’s why Ontarians say they still like him – Toronto Star
- Canada’s Conservatives are crushing Justin Trudeau: The Economist
- Back-to-School 2024: More Expensive than Ever? New Abacus Data Poll
- Drugs, abortion, taxes: Where Canadians stand on divisive issues – CBC Front Burner
- Abacus Data Poll: Conservatives lead by 17 as 4 in 10 federal Conservative supporters say their vote is more about disliking PM Trudeau and the Liberals than liking Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives.
- What Policy Ideas Attract and Repel Canadian Voters? A look at the “Third Rails” of Canadian Politics
- BC United tax-cut pledge doesn’t budge polling numbers: Abacus – CityNews Vancouver
- BC NDP leads by 5 over BC Conservatives as Falcon’s tax cut pledge fails to deliver bounce so far.
- Bloc Québécois leader says his party is ‘dominant’ in Quebec. The polls don’t agree – National Post
- Abacus Data Poll: More Canadians Believe Kamala Harris Will Win Presidential Election Than Do Donald Trump
- Abacus Data Poll: Conservatives lead by 20 as positive impressions of Pierre Poilievre rise
- Abacus Data Ontario Poll: LCBO strike seems to have had little impact on Ontario’s political opinions. PCs lead Liberals by 18.
- Civil war in the US? And, is there an age when political leadership should step aside?
- The Youth Shift: Understanding the Drift Away from the Liberals
- Abacus Data Poll: Conservatives lead by 19 over the Liberals as party leader and government approval ratings hold steady.
- Federal vs Provincial Governments: Which is doing a better job?
- Do you know who this is? The Implications of Recognizability in Canadian Politics
- Abacus Data Poll: Liberals trail Conservatives by 20 as Public Mood Sours
- Will an Interest Rate Cut Ignite Housing Transactions? We asked Canadians.
- What is Motivating Voting Preferences in Canada?
- Alberta Politics: UCP ahead of NDP by 14-points post-Nenshi leadership victory.
- Abacus Data Ontario Poll: Ford PCs lead by 16 despite increase in disapproval of the provincial government’s performance
- Abacus Data Poll: Abacus Data Poll: Pre-Toronto-St. Paul’s Byelection, Conservatives lead by 19
- Interest rates and Inflation: Most Canadians are cautious about the future
- Oh Canada Day, eh? Embracing Generational Love for the Maple Leaf
- Interest rates and Inflation: Most Canadians are cautious about the future
- Oh Canada Day, eh? Embracing Generational Love for the Maple Leaf
- Will Toronto-St.Paul’s by-election gauge Poilievre support?
- Posthaste: Canadians would trade pay for a pension as interest rates hit retirement dreams
- After Trudeau challenges reliability of poll numbers, pollsters respond | Power & Politics
- Consumer Insights: Canadian Mobile Wireless Sector Providing Lower Prices and Greater Value to Canadians
- Abacus Data Poll: Canadians React to the Bank of Canada Interest Rate Cut
- I Spy a Summer Recess
- Abacus Data Poll: Post-Interest Rate Cut, Conservatives lead by 20 and Liberal vote share drops to lowest level since 2015.
- Class and the Vote: The Conservatives are winning over everyone
- Healthy or not: The dynamics of public perceptions about nutrition, exercise and lifestyle
- Accelerating Through the Homestretch
- What do Canadians believe is slowing down the construction of new housing?
- Road Trips, and Points of Interest
- Only a third of Canadians feel they are better off now than they were in their childhood.
- Please Turn That Dial
- Abacus Data Poll: Conservatives lead down to 16 as Liberals make gains among younger Canadians
- Canadians are concerned proposed capital gains tax changes will impact access to physicians
- As BC United collapses, NDP now has a fight on its hands – The Writ
- Ford’s Tories dip slightly but still lead Liberals and NDP, survey shows – Toronto Star
- Abacus Data Ontario Poll: Ford PCs lead by 13 over Crombie Liberals
- Legislative Bloom
- Federal Conservatives lead by 18 in British Columbia
- BC NDP leads by 6 over the BC Conservatives as the gap closes from 18 to 6-points
- 9 in 10 Canadians have seen misinformation on health and health care, and most think that is here to stay.
- Politics, Notwithstanding
- Abacus Data Poll: Conservatives lead by 21 as the budget fails to change opinions
- April Budgets bring May…?
- Bridging the Gap: Addressing Healthcare Confidence and Accessibility in Canada
- Abacus Data Ontario Poll: Ford PCs ahead of Crombie Liberals by 16
- Abacus Data Poll: Trudeau vs. Poilievre – Who is better at hosting a party or putting out a kitchen fire? Plus, Conservative maintain 20-point lead.
- Trudeau delivers ‘Gen Z budget’: POLITICO
- Come on Down, You’re the Next Announcement
- Will Trudeau’s spending promises sway voters? Power Play with Vassy Kapelos
- Abacus Data Poll: Conservatives open up their largest lead yet.
- Redefining Loyalty: Understanding Canadians’ Relationship with Financial Institutions
- Total Eclipse of the House | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- How much of a problem is housing for Ottawa and provinces? | Power Play with Vassy Kapelos
- Breaking NIMBYism: Many Canadians Open to Gentle Density
- Alberta Politics: UCP ahead of NDP by 15-points. Naheed Nenshi is the most well-known and well-liked NDP leadership candidate.
- Ford vs. Poilievre: What Ontarians think plus the latest Ontario politics tracker
- Abacus Data Poll: Conservatives lead Liberals by 18
- Spring Fever | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- The Canadian Public Outlook for the Rest of 2024: Housing, Personal Finances, and Geopolitics
- Is the carbon tax suffering from a failure to communicate?
- Abacus Data Continues to Grow and Optimize with Two New Hires & A Promotion
- Durham By-Election and the Polls
- Abacus Data Poll: Big Conservative Lead Stablizes as Evaluations of Trudeau Government Performance Drop
- Top Trends in Canadian Politics Today: Men vs. Women
- Doug Ford and Ontario PCs ahead by 14 as NDP falls behind Liberals.
- 3 in 4 Canadians think a national forest fire fighting force is a good idea.
- The Match Game | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Abacus Data Poll: Conservatives lead by 17.
- Canada’s Financial Future: Insights into Financial Literacy, Banking Satisfaction, and Open Banking Adoption
- Navigating Public Opinion for Policy Success: Introducing the Abacus Data Three Thread Framework
- For Whom the Bell Tolls | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Conservatives open up a 19-point lead over the Liberals.
- Is Canada’s consensus on immigration fracturing?
- Love and Relationships in 2024: Canadians and Valentine’s Day
- Snowmageddon | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- 2024 Travel Snapshot: Canadians on the Move
- Reflections of a cycling tourist on the opportunities for Canadian destinations to welcome the millions who travel for cycling.
- Understanding Canadian Perceptions of the Climate Action Incentive Payment and the Carbon Tax: An In-Depth Poll Analysis
- PCs lead by 11 over Ontario Liberals according to the latest Abacus Data poll.
- What Poilievre’s shift from underdog to front-runner means for his strategy in 2024
- Can Donald Trump rescue Trudeau? – GZERO Media
- They’re Baaaack | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Conservatives lead by 15 over the Liberals. Poilievre leads Trudeau by 8, in head-to-head.
- Do Canadians think Trump and Poilievre are similar? And if so, does it matter?
- Liberals think Donald Trump comparisons hurt Pierre Poilievre. Canadians aren’t so sure they’re the same, Abacus Data poll suggests
- Political strategist says Ken McDonald’s about-face on Trudeau doesn’t undo damage done
- How Justin Trudeau can still win | Canada’s National Observer
- What’s the difference between mayor, premier and prime minister? A third of Canadians …
- Beyond Shelter: Unraveling the Multi-Faceted Housing Crisis in Canada
- Canadians Lack Basics of Civic Education and It’s Impacting Our Democracy
- Toronto’s Safety Crossroads: Unveiling Concerns, Policing Priorities, and the Push for Adequate Funding
- Breaking Boundaries: The PWHL’s Journey to Recognition and Impact
- Conservatives lead by 17 over Liberals in latest Abacus Data poll.
- Ihor Korbabicz becomes President of Abacus Data
- Bonnie Crombie is exposing vulnerabilities in Doug Ford’s Tories, poll suggests – Toronto Star
- What do Canadians think a Poilievre Conservative government would and should do?
- Navigating Challenges: The Intersection of Housing, Finance, and Holiday Joy in Canada
- Conservatives’ lead in national public opinion polls shrinks | Power Play with Vassy Kapelos
- A third of women say they are being asked to plan social gatherings at work more often than their male colleagues.
- Conservative support drops five points: We speak to Abacus Data’s David Coletto – CPAC
- Conservative lead drops to 10 as past Liberal voters come home.
- It’s the economy, stupid: How high inflation and interest rates tanked the Liberals
- Last-minute Legislation
- Wrapping for the Holidays | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Unwrapping Canada’s Political Landscape: A Year in Review
- Another Speaker on the Hot Seat
- 2 in 3 Canadians Believe a Grocery Code of Conduct is a Good Idea and 70% would Support Governments Imposing it on Retailers who Refuse to Abide by it.
- 9 in 10 Canadians Say It’s Important to Them that the Dairy, Eggs, Chicken and Turkey They Buy Come From Canada.
- 9 Canadiens Sur 10 Disent Qu’Il EST Important Pour Eux Que Les Produits Laitiers, Les œUfs, Le Poulet ET la Dinde Qu’Ils Achètent Viennent du Canada.
- BC NDP leads by 18 as BC United fall well behind BC Conservatives
- The Minivan has a New Driver
- Canada at COP28: Navigating Fed-Prov Challenges and Global Expectations
- Will He Stay, or Will He Go Now?
- Polling Express | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Join our team as an Analyst & Field Specialist
- Join our team – We are looking for a Consultant or Senior Consultant
- Conservatives open up their largest lead yet in an Abacus Data poll
- As the Ontario Liberals prepare to announce new leader, Ford PCs open up an 18-point lead over the NDP.
- Thresholds and Tensions: Unmasking Public Unease with Canada’s Immigration Goals
- In 2023, Half of Canadians Say Outdoor Air Quality Is Having an Increased Impact on Their Daily Lives.
- Widespread Support for Tackling Climate Change & Reconciliation Cost-Effectively through First Nations Guardians Programs
- In Defence of National Defence Spending
- Tis the Season (for Omnibus Bills)
- NDP Wish List
- Making a List and Checking it Twice | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Conservatives lead by 15; Liberals and NDP tied outside of Quebec.
- Poilievre’s image improving with voters, new poll suggests – Toronto Star
- MRP polling: what it is, how it works – The Hill Times
- FEStive Season | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- OLP Leadership: Four Contenders, One Province, Zero Chill
- A Supply of Non-Confidence?
- Avoiding a Fall Statement of Contradiction
- How do Canadians feel about Pierre Poilievre and have the the campaign-style efforts paid off?
- Canadians Have a Mixed Relationship With Food- Especially Women
- Conservative leads grows to 16 as federal government approval drops 4: Abacus Poll
- Public Reaction to the Carbon Tax Policy Shift: Few gains for Liberals but widespread desire for extension to other home heating fuels
- Poll: Rolling back climate action a possible deal-breaker for many potential Conservative voters
- Who would win in an election today? – CityNews Toronto
- For Both Trudeau and Biden, Polls Suggest an Uphill Political Path – The New York Times
- 83% support making assault against paramedics a more serious office in the criminal code
- New poll indicates trouble for Liberal support across the country | CBC’s Power & Politics
- The impact of carbon tax carve-out on Maritimes’ public opinion polling | CTV’s Question Period
- 66% of Windsor-Essex residents concerned about ability to buy a house, survey shows
- Poilievre’s Conservatives lead by 13 over Liberals. A deep dive on why more than half of Canadians have a negative impression of Justin Trudeau
- “Pragmatic Diplomacy”: A new Foreign Policy Doctrine
- What is all the FES about?
- Leveling out Levels
- Ford’s FES, FPT Fun & Federal Foreign Policy | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Canada’s Housing Crisis: A universally recognized challenge that Canadians believe requires government leadership
- ‘Notable Knowledge Gaps’ Have Canadians Overlooking EV Benefits: Survey
- Fall Flip Flops
- Can ‘I’m Sorry’ Get it Done?
- The Apple of Voters’ Eye
- Trudeau’s Turning Point?
- Why the Bank of Canada and other forecasters keep misreading the economy
- Housing Affordability Hits Home: A closer look at Canadian families’ financial stress
- Wedge Week in Canadian Politics | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Dippers Care about PharmaCare
- Out of Province? Out of Luck.
- One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
- How are Canadian small business leaders feeling about their businesses and the broader Canadian economy?
- Ontario PCs rebound despite RCMP investigation starting
- Is Canada in a World of Hurt?
- O Come, NDP Faithful—it’s Convention Time.
- “Fed” Up with High Housing Prices
- October Upheaval | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- The Housing Hardship: Low-income renters and Canada’s affordability crisis
- Trudeau vs. Poilievre: Who do Canadians trust more to handle things plus Conservatives lead by 13
- Justin Trudeau knows what you’re worrying about this weekend – Toronto Star
- How do Albertans and Canadians feel about Alberta withdrawing from the Canada Pension Plan?
- Are Albertans sold on leaving CPP? Poll suggests tough sell – Toronto Star
- How the Housing Crisis Is Impacting the Goals and Well-Being of Younger Canadians
- Newfoundland and Labrador Liberals and PCs are statistically tied as the cost of living and healthcare are in focus
- What to Expect When You’re Electing (a Speaker)
- Best Laid Plans and Those Pesky Global Events
- If You Build It, Energy Will Come
- Where Are Governments Focusing Their Energy? | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Poll shows federal Conservatives take the lead in this province – NTV
- Federal Conservatives lead by 9 in Newfoundland and Labrador
- What can the Government Afford to Lose? | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- The Political and Economic Cost of Loose Lips
- The Housing Debate Facing the House
- The Government Wants You to Have your Cake (and Eat it Too)
- Return to the House of Commons: Hot topics likely to be discussed | CTV’s Question Period
- A Supply of New Confidence: Retooling the Supply and Confidence Agreement
- A Rock and a Hard Place
- Buckle Up; It’s About to be a Bumpy Ride
- It’s on the House | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Opinions on Housing and Climate: Do Canadians Want a Climate-Centred Fix to Housing?
- Conservatives lead by 15 as federal government disapproval jumps 4 points
- Spooked by polls, Liberal MPs hope Trudeau hears their concerns as caucus gathers – CBC
- Justin Trudeau faces a summer marked by discontent: WSJ
- Adopting a Climate-Friendly Lifestyle: Are Canadians Willing to Embrace a Sustainable Lifestyle?
- Eddie Sheppard joins Abacus Data as Vice President, Insights
- What Canadians think about interest rates and inflation
- Ford’s Ontario PCs lead by 17
- Cabinet Overhaul in Ottawa | Insights & Analysis
- Conservatives lead by 10 before federal cabinet shuffle
- Most Canadians Support the Federal Government’s Clean Electricity Regulations
- PRIDE: DON’T RAIN ON OUR PARADE
- Poll: 7 in 10 Canadians connect the country’s recent wildfires with climate change
- Canadians Prefer to See Maritime Shipping Embrace Zero-Emissions Fuels Than LNG
- 8 in 10 Canadians Think It’s Important for Canada to Invest in Zero-Emission Ports
- Those byelection results suggest the next federal election is up for grabs | CBC News
- Are Canadians in need of a political landscape refresh? | Power Play with Vassy Kapelos
- Most Canadians support subsidies for EV battery plants: poll – The Toronto Star
- Canadians’ Trust in Public Health Advice Vulnerable to Confusion Over Divergent Recommendations: Abacus Data Poll
- Rounding Third, and Headed for Home | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- No Rest for the Weary: What each party leader needs this summer
- Canada’s Premiers to Convene in Winnipeg this Summer: A Preview of the Upcoming First Ministers’ Meeting
- Access Denied: Open Government
- CERB helped a significant number of workers rejoin the job market in better positions – The Globe and Mail
- Canadian politics: There’s a broad desire for change, but discomfort with alternatives, Abacus Data Poll
- Ford PCs ahead by 9 as Ontario Liberal leadership race kicks off: Abacus Data Poll
- Smith’s Second Rodeo
- Is it Silly or Sinister Season?
- Playing Coy with Climate Change
- The Times They Are A-Changin’
- Canadians Are Ready for Paramedics to Do More in Healthcare: Abacus Data Poll
- How did the Alberta wildfires impact the campaign?
- Gen Z thinks you need to make $100,000 to live comfortably – how realistic is that? – The Globe and Mail
- United Conservatives poised for victory in a very close Alberta election: Abacus Data Poll
- Co-operatives and Mutuals in the Age of Uncertainty
- Clutch Time in Ottawa
- Elements of a Government Reset
- The Race to the Finish
- Separation Anxiety
- How did the Alberta wildfires impact the campaign?
- Gen Z thinks you need to make $100,000 to live comfortably – how realistic is that? – The Globe and Mail
- Not so Quiet on the Western Front | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Curveball in Ottawa: Sabia Trades Finance for Hydro-Quebec
- Political forecasting: Cloudy with a chance of by-elections
- Liberal Leadership Lineup
- United Conservatives poised for victory in a very close Alberta election: Abacus Data Poll
- How Much Money Do You Need to Earn to Live Comfortably?
- Danielle Smith’s UCP leading slightly in Alberta election: poll – Toronto Star
- Pollsters say Poilievre leadership kicked Conservative ‘fundraising juggernaut’ into … – The Hill Times
- 338Canada: High stakes and deadlock in Alberta – POLITICO
- Abacus Poll: UCP leads NDP in Alberta with one week to go.
- NDP and UCP Statistically Tied in Alberta
- Conservatives lead by 3 over Liberals
- What do Canadians think about Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre?
- Polling shows ‘most competitive election’ as Alberta campaigns wrap second week
- NDP pull ahead of UCP in Alberta election campaign: poll | Globalnews.ca
- Please Mind the Gender Pay Gap
- Who’s Got the Grit?
- Do the Liberals have a Trump card?
- (By)Election Season | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- The NDP takes the lead in Alberta
- Lessons from the PSAC Strike and the Future of the Labour Movement in Canada
- What Canadians think a Poilievre-led Conservative government would do and not do?
- Conventional Wisdom
- Liberal State of Mind
- It’s About Time They Woke Up
- Understanding our Activist Senate
- 2 in 3 Canadians would vote to eliminate the monarchy in Canada
- Conservatives continue to lead by 2 over Liberals as political opinion holds steady.
- Abacus Data is hiring a Vice President, Public Affairs, or Director, Public Affairs
- Canadians & Health Care – 2023 Health system innovation, virtual care, mental health
- Benefits of a reverse mortgage – Castanet
- April Showers Bring May Collective Agreements | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- The Dangers of Being Unprepared: How Sudan and Afghanistan show that Canada ‘just isn’t ready’ in a crisis
- Bill C-11: How Did We Get Here and Where Do We Go?
- Strike, OUT: PSAC and the Federal Government Reach a Deal
- Alberta Politics: The Issues & Who Albertans Trust Most on Them
- UCP and NDP tied as the provincial election is set to kick off
- Eby to speak during three-day forestry conference in Prince George
- Canadians and Health Care: Workplace and Group Insurance Plans
- Canadians and Healthcare: Satisfaction and feelings about delivery options in 2023
- UCP and NDP tied as the provincial election is set to kick off
- Stuck between Equalization and an Election
- AI – moving faster than AIDA
- Picking the Picket Line
- Strike Count | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Eby to speak during three-day forestry conference in Prince George
- Canadians and Healthcare: Satisfaction and feelings about delivery options in 2023
- Budget Politics: Why the federal budget matters so much to Liberal electorate fortunes.
- Opportunities to Engage on Budget Rollout
- Yes, you should pay attention to the Toronto Mayoral Election (even if you’re not from T.O.)
- Transitioning to a Canadian Electric Future
- Taking Care of Budget Business | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Canadians and Health Care: Workplace and Group Insurance Plans
- Budget 2023 – What You Need to Know
- Canadians and Healthcare: Satisfaction and feelings about delivery options in 2023
- Budget Politics: Why the federal budget matters so much to Liberal electorate fortunes.
- No Such Thing as a Free(land) Lunch | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- The State of the North American Union
- Foreign Influence in Canadian Politics: Growing Concerns
- A Tightrope Walk in a Blizzard
- Ontario’s 2023 Budget | What You Need to Know
- Mr. Biden Comes to Ottawa: Canadians on the Canada/US Relationship, Joe Biden, and More
- Conservative lead down to 2 over the Liberals, new Abacus Data poll
- Batteries, Budgets, and a Boon for the Canadian Auto Sector
- March (Bank) Madness
- President Biden’s First Trip to Canada: A Renewed Friendship and Partnership
- Biden, Banks and Budgets | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Join Abacus Data as a Consultant / Senior Consultant
- A Deep Dive on Canadian Political Attitudes: Chinese election interference & the Liberal/NDP Agreement
- She/Her/Hers: Women still saddled with traditional gender roles, even as they break through the glass ceiling
- Ontario Politics: PCs lead by 13 as the public reacts to the story about the Ford family stag-and-doe and wedding
- Alberta Politics: UCP takes the lead as many Reluctant UCPers come home
- B.C. Makes Prescription Contraception Free
- Udder Chaos for Export Industries?
- The boys are (soon to be) back in town
- Just Biden Time | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Some Perspective and Deeper Polling Analysis on the “Canada Feels Broken” Framing
- Conservatives keep 8-point lead nationally. Liberal support drops in Quebec by 5 points in 3 weeks.
- Is Love in the Air?
- Love, and an Unidentified Object, is in the Air | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Cultivating Collaboration
- Say it Ain’t So, Joe
- Mo’ money, Mo’ conditions
- Toronto Pulse: How Torontoians are feeling about the city, the budget, and the TTC today
- Research Brief: Federal Liberals well ahead in Toronto
- Alberta Politics: UCP takes the lead as many Reluctant UCPers come home
- Is Love in the Air?
- Take Two Billion and Call Me in the Morning | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Speak Out: Legislation Limiting the Use of NDAs
- Charting a New Course
- Family Dinner with First Ministers
- The Canadian Consumer Mindset in the Age of Permacrisis
- Conservatives open up an 8-point lead over the Liberals as 70%+ Canadians don’t think the Liberal government is focused enough on the cost of living, healthcare or housing.
- Bringing Healthcare Funding Over the Finish Line
- If it’s broken, fix it
- Can’t Start a Fire Without a Spark
- They’re Baaack! | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Flexibility is now table stakes for Canadian workers, especially women.
- Conservatives lead Liberals by 4 as inflation, healthcare, and the economy in focus.
- Are Canadians Stepping Into 2023 on the Right Foot?
- That’s a Wrap: 2022 Year in Review
- The 2022 Holiday Season: More of the Same
- Feeling the pinch or not sparing an inch? 2022 Holiday spending
- Abacus Data is hiring a Field Specialist
- Alberta Politics Deep Dive: Notley’s NDP leads Smith and the UCP by 8 but a core group of “reluctant” UCP voters will likely decide the election
- Six in ten Canadians believe an electric vehicle will ultimately cost them less than a gas car
- Canadians see a Clean Energy System as More Affordable and More Secure than a Fossil Fuel Energy System
- Changes at Abacus Data and spark*advocacy
- Oui ou Non à COP 15
- COP(ing) with a Climate Emergency
- Poilievre – Pressing on Without the Press
- 2022 Parliamentary Gift Guide
- Tis’ the (Silly) Season | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Back (Pay) to the Future
- You Aren’t The Boss of Me
- Guess Who’s Back
- Full Court Press | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Holiday Celebrations Reborn, Regardless of What Public Health and Officials Say
- Inquiries and Emergencies on Parliament Hill | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Unaccountable and Uncoordinated: Unacceptable Federal Initiatives for the Unhoused
- Liberals Prepare for Strong Opposition as Holidays Approach
- Cover Letter to the World
- Understanding Youth and Child Civic Engagement In Canada
- No Strike After All
- Trudeau is back on the international stage
- Trudeau de retour sur la scène internationale
- The fight for healthcare forges ahead
- A CUPE Crisis Averted | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Ontario’s 2022 Fall Economic Statement
- Numbers Speak Louder Than Words
- Good COP, Bad COP
- Ready. Set. FES.
- Good COP or Cop Out | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Satisfaction Levels High with Segregated Funds and Mutual Funds
- Ford vs. Education Workers: How are Ontarians reacting?
- Millions Following Emergencies Act Commission. Most are Concluding Ottawa Had No Better Choice
- COVID Anxiety Ticks Up, More Take Vaccine Boosters
- Conservatives lead Liberals by 3. Liberals trail on cost of living and the economy
- Dear Prudence | Fall Economic Statement Overview & Analysis
- COVID Anxiety Ticks Up, More Take Vaccine Boosters
- Conservatives lead Liberals by 3. Liberals trail on cost of living and the economy
- Millions feeling pain on food costs; Pessimism persists
- The Mental Health Crisis at Work
- Frightening FEStivities | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- FES the Facts
- Say it Louder: Premiers Calling for Support for Healthcare Delivery
- The Loneliest Man in Canada
- Will Canadians Be Trick-Or-Treating This Halloween Night?
- Legault is Mending Broken Fences
- Promises to Keep
- An NDP DNF
- Legault – réparer les clôtures
- New Premiers on the Block | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Canadians’ views on Bill C-18, the Online News Act
- COVID Anxiety Low, Vaccine Hesitancy up a Notch
- Public Stress About Inflation Is High, but Not Rising Much
- Canadians’ views on Bill C-18, the Online News Act
- “Friendshoring”: Just What the Doctrine Ordered
- Freedom Isn’t Free
- Mother Nature You’re the One
- Not So Chill on the Hill | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Canadians’ views on Bill C-18, the Online News Act
- COVID Anxiety Low, Vaccine Hesitancy up a Notch
- Public Stress About Inflation Is High, but Not Rising Much
- Filling in the Fall Agenda | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Poilievre’s Big Reveal
- Call Me on My Cell Phone
- Economic Measures to Sink Your Teeth Into
- “Biden” Their Time: The NDP and Student Loan Forgiveness
- Un débat quand l’élection n’est pas à débattre
- Is the QC Election Going To Be a CAQ Walk?
- Catch Flights, Not COVID
- ArriveCanned | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Who’s Getting Schooled?
- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
- A New King of the Castle
- A Somber September Start | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- A Mini Cabinet Shuffle | Update From Summa Strategies
- Ontario Cabinet Shuffle | Highlights & Analysis
- Summer, Sunshine, and No Sittings | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Storm’s a Brewin’
- Vaccine Mandate Suspension Decision – A Political or a Public Health Decision?
- Spring Legislative Wrap
- Temperatures are on the rise | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Pierre Poilievre’s Mandate Ban – Symbolism is the Name of the PMB Game
- CAQ’s Coalition Gains a Second Sovereignist
- La CAQ s’agrandit avec l’ex-député péquiste Bernard Drainville qui fera son retour en politique.
- Sobering Second Thoughts
- Happily (EV)er After?
- The Craftsmanship of Cabinet Making
- The Next Battle of Alberta
- Parliament Hill Goes Hollywood | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- What you need to know about Ontario’s election results
- The Discomfort of the Liberal–NDP Spring Fling is Starting to Show
- The Long Road to Reconciliation
- The Yawn-tario Election
- A Few Weeks to Go | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Dog Days of Sprummer | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Doing the Bare Minimum: Mandatory Minimum Penalties
- Votes, Folks, and Jolts
- Langue, religion et politique
- Language, religion and politics
- Look Ahead
- Roe vs. Wade vs. Canadian politics
- Buckle up, Interpreters: It’s Go Time
- Let the Games Begin
- Putting the Dollars to Work | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Let It BIA
- Blood Ban Removal Rests on the Right Side of History
- Springing Into the Ontario Election
- Ontario Budget 2022 | Highlights & Analysis
- April Showers Bring May Sitting Hours
- The Overdose Crisis – The Liberals are in the Backseat
- Are They Ready to Rumble?
- The Race for Votes in Quebec
- La course aux votes au Québec
- Budget 2022: Summa Highlights & Analysis
- Housing Confidence and Supply
- How The West Was Lost
- Show us the CHT money!
- Budget Week in Ottawa | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Budget Season Begins | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- O Budget, Where Art Thou?
- Legislative Impacts of the Liberal-NDP deal
- Ready or Not, Here They Go
- Inflation Nation | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- COVID-19 Isn’t Going Anywhere
- COVID est ici pour rester
- Working for Uber Drivers?
- Bringing Ontario’s Childcare Deal Across the Finish Line
- The chamber of sober forethought?
- Can Immigration Ease Labour Market Woes?
- A Tale of Two Budgets
- No Rest For The Weary | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Leadership Matters
- Billion Dollar Border Blockades
- Shedding Light(bound) on COVID Caucus Management
- Trucks, Trade and Turbulence | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Burnt-out from the NDP’s Burnout Messaging
- Anti-vax Tax Trial Balloon Bursts
- Le ballon d’essai anti-vax taxe éclate
- Another One Bites the Dust
- Never a Dull Moment in Ottawa | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- What the Truck is Happening?
- “Do You Think It’s Easy to Make Priorities?”
- Gaming Out Canada’s Foreign Policy
- Let the Games Begin | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- A House on Holiday – Your Final Sitting Week in the Rearview Mirror
- Feeling FES-tive | Fall Economic Statement Overview and Analysis
- What’s all the FES About?| Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Privacy Matters
- Staring Down the Barrel of Inflation
- Home for the Holidays
- Money on the Mind | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Time to FES Up!
- Renewed Support to Reach Recovery
- Commons collaboration. How long will it last?
- It’s A Working Man I Am
- Conversion Therapy Bill Presents Another Woeful Wedge for O’Toole’s Tories
- Quebec releases a scathing report on negligence in Long Term Care Homes during the pandemic
- Rapport cinglant sur les CHSLD à Québec
- Hitting the Ground Running | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Throne Speech Sets Sights on Post-Pandemic Economy
- Let’s Make a Deal
- Back to Business | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- The Last (?) Pandemic Parliament
- Fasten Your Seatbelts, Turbulence Ahead
- Build Ontario | The 2021 Fall Economic Statement
- Staying the Course | 2021 Ontario Throne Speech
- The Splits and the Spoilers
- Getting Gen Z to Mark an X
- The Final Countdown
- Too Close to Call | Your Campaign Spotlight from Summa Strategies
- Final Debate: What Worked? What Didn’t? What’s Next?
- L’analyse de Summa du débat en français du 8 septembre
- Summa Debate Analysis: September 8 French-Language Debate
- O’Who?
- Are Canadians Ready for Better?
- Is O’Toole’s brand strong enough to win the horse race?
- It’s Up for Debate | Your Campaign Spotlight from Summa Strategies
- Reigning Champ or Waning Champ?
- You Can’t Forget the Social in Social Media | spark*advocacy
- A War of Words in Battleground Quebec
- Upholding Indigenous Reconciliation at the Ballot Box
- Why Liberals are feeling optimistic
- Halftime! | Your Campaign Spotlight from Summa Strategies
- Campaign Growing Pains | Your Campaign Spotlight from Summa Strategies
- Millennials on the Move
- Mind the Gender Gap
- Choices for Seniors
- Will the Early Bird Get the Worm?
- Elections Are Pay-to-Play. But Can You Also Pay to Win?
- Leaving on a
jetcampaign plane - Two-Dose Summer Election | Your Campaign Spotlight from Summa Strategies
- Are You Feeling Lucky?
- Commons headaches aside, Liberals are positioned for Election 44
- A Race to the Hot Seats
- Hot Election Summer | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- It’s the final (legislative) countdown
- All Quiet on the Western Front?
- All recoveries are local
- Sprint to the Finish | Your Look Ahead From Summa Strategies
- What Ontario’s re-opening plan means for you and your business
- Every Child Matters: A Path to Reconciliation
- On the road again
- Across the Pond and Back Again | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Profits, Passports, and Pipelines – Oh My | Your Look Ahead from Summa Strategies
- Drawing a Line (5) in the Sand
- Federal report presses Ottawa to relax quarantine rules
- Canada’s big bank profits, fees, and feelings
- Bubbling Up
- Le Québec renforce la loi 101
- Quebec Toughens French Language Law 101
- 5-4-3-2-1 dose summer | Look Ahead
- The Fall of the Resistance?
- This Too Shall Pass. Maybe.
- Partisanship to the Party
- Latest Updates
- Retired Supreme Court Justice: Appoint in Case of Emergency
- Will Canadians be Adding a Vaccine Passport to Their Wallets?
- COVID-19 Puts Sick Leave in the Spotlight
- Sick Day Fight. Get Well Soon.
- Latest Updates
- Canada’s Data Plan
- What’s Missing?
- A Tenner Per Toddler
- Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience
- National childcare – why not?
- Will They Budge(t)?
- Budget 2021 under climate pressure with spotlight on Biden Earth Day Summit
- Latest Updates
- With Friends Like These?
- The Not-So-United Conservative Party of Alberta
- A Time to Retool
- Latest Updates
- Your Summa Look Ahead
- Ontario Budget Analysis – March 2021
- It’s Not Easy Being Green
- We’re Gonna (Drive) Down To Electric Avenue
- What to Expect When You’re Electing
- Should I Stay or Should I Go Now? A Party at a Crossroad
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: New Problems to Consider as Vaccines are Distributed
- Show Me the Money!
- The China Debate Goes On
- Time Is On My Side
- Pandemic Uncertainty Places Advocacy on Budget 2021 Stimulus
- Not So Rapid Testing
- Newfoundland & Labrador Politics Goes Postal
- A Made-in-Canada COVID-19 Vaccine: Too Little, Too Late?
- My Way or the Highway
- Health System Pressures put Acute Strain on Essential Workers’ Vaccine Hopes
- The Economy is a Mess. So Why is the Stock Market Booming?
- Won’t You Be My Neighbour?
- Giving Canada’s Vaccine Rollout a Temperature Check
- To Vote or Not to Vote?
- Exciting Changes at Summa Strategies to Start 2021
- A Big Little Shuffle in Ottawa
- Canada’s Back is Against the Wall: Carbon Border Adjustment
- The Ill-Fated Childcare Debate
- Barnyard Brawl via Broadband
- Fall Economic Statement 2020: What You Need to Know
- The Tracey J. Hubley Scholarship for Community Leadership
- Masters of Your Own Provincial Domain
- Negotiating free trade the civilized way (tea and crumpets anyone)?
- A Sprint to the Finish
- What’s all the FES about?
- Healthy Increase Needed in Transfers to Provinces to Address COVID-19 Impacts on Mental Health
- When it Comes to Mandates, What’s Old Is New
- Biden-Trudeau — A New Bromance?
- Vax Politik
- Let’s Get Digital
- Ontario’s 2020 Budget | Highlights & Insights
- Hard Vs. Hardest Hit Industries… That is the Question
- Nip it in the Bud(get)
- Green Party Strikes a New Path Forward
- For Singh, Co-operation Won’t Win Elections
- The Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine Entails More than you Think
- Cover Your (B)ases
- Summa Strategies Welcomes Lieutenant General (Retired) D. Michael Day as Senior Associate
- Man-dating Is Hard During COVID-19
- Back in the Red (Zone)
- Open for Committee Business
- To Tax or Not to Tax?
- Second Wave Disrupts Smooth Sailing of FPT Relations
- Time to PROC and Roll
- C(ing)-2 It That There’s No Fall Election
- Resisto, ergo sum
- Tug of War
- SFT2020 – What You Need to Know
- New Brunswick a Litmus Test for Pandemic Elections
- Throning It In
- After a COVID reality check in Ottawa, parties close in on deal enabling hybrid parliamentary sittings with remote voting
- Walking the Tightrope
- The U.S. Presidential Election: Why Canada Might be in the Line of Fire
- Hill Wars, Episode II — Return of the Parliament
- Team O’Toole Snapshot
- Freeland Takes Centre Stage
- Conservative Leadership Edging Toward a Fiery Photo Finish
- Procedural wrangling continues over fall sitting
- Knives out for Bill Morneau
- Prospect of E-Voting a Shakeup to Business in Ottawa
- Is Canada Ready to Turn the Page on COVID-19?
- (Re) start me up!
- CERB extension shows pitfalls of diminished parliament
- Conservatives Should Care: Why CPC Leadership Candidates need to Embrace Reconciliation
- To Trace or Not to Trace
- Are we Really Prepared for a Second Wave?
- Who Tracks the Trackers?
- To update or not to update?
- Tying up loose ends
- Federal Government Goes to Town, But That’s Not Enough
- Raise the Curtain: The Second Act is About to Begin
- Canada’s Obsession with the United Nations Security Council
- Emergency Benefits Tackling Real Canadian Emergencies
- Right on CEWS
- Second shutdown, a bridge too far: C.D. Howe Institute
- Summer Parliamentary Business: What You Need to Know
- (Don’t) Come and Knock on our Door
- Social Infrastructure: The New Stimulus
- Our Seniors Deserve Better
- Return of the Mack(lem)
- Trudeau Leaves the door open on Budget 2020
- Patchwork Approach for Pandemic Response?
- When to Buck a Lame Duck
- COVID-19 Through a Gender Lens
- The Terror of a Wrong Decision