by jenkinsresearch | Apr 19, 2017 | Canadian Public Poll Analysis
The 2017 Q1 numbers are in and Jenkins Research found almost 200 public opinion releases based on over 120 unique surveys. January was a slow month butĀ things ramped up in February and into March. The interactive report provides detail on the number of releases by...
by jenkinsresearch | Mar 30, 2017 | Canadian Public Poll Analysis, Public Opinion, Survey methodology
In April 2016, I started capturing information about public opinion polls that were released to the public. Many but not all of these polling numbers enter the public domain through the media but many are not newsworthy enough to get any media attention. Of course,...
by jenkinsresearch | May 5, 2016 | Public Opinion
One of the compelling and topical issues from a public opinion perspective at present is the question of assisted dying. There have been a significant number of polls in Canada over the past couple years reflecting the need for new legislation since the Supreme Court...
by Richard Jenkins | Mar 12, 2013 | Public Opinion, Public Policy
Public opinion change is not unheard of but when it comes to fundamental beliefs and values, we expect change to take place slowly, if at all. The evolution of Canadian beliefs about same-sex marriage provide an interesting example of dramatic changes that both...
by Richard Jenkins | Jul 25, 2012 | Public Opinion, Public Policy
The most recent shootings in a Colorado movie theatre by a man armed with an automatic weapon has hardly caused a ripple in terms of public demands for gun control. In one way, this is strikingly surprising because we expect dramatic events such of this to focus...