by Richard Jenkins | May 5, 2011 | Public Opinion
Before the campaign, I speculated on three things we might learn from the election campaign. So, now we need to assess how the campaign enlightened us. Does anyone care? Not enough do. The (preliminary) voter turnout, according to Elections Canada, is 61.4% of...
by Richard Jenkins | Apr 27, 2011 | Public Opinion
The dramatic (35% increase over the last election) in the number of voters who cast their ballots at the advanced polls plays very well into a story about how the election has energized the public and engaged them in our democracy. While this could account for a small...
by Richard Jenkins | Apr 20, 2011 | Public Opinion
The poll results today (the definitive Nanos tracking) tell us that nothing has happened in this campaign. The parties remain in the same order and with almost the same share of decided voters as they did when the campaign was launched. As much as the media hang on...
by Richard Jenkins | Mar 30, 2011 | Public Opinion, Public Policy
The evolving nuclear disaster in Japan raises an important question? How long do these events continue in our collective memory. Are they enduring or does our heightened fear give way to other salient issues? We can only give our attention to a limited set of issues...
by Richard Jenkins | Mar 25, 2011 | Industry News and Trends, Public Opinion, Survey methodology
The dropping of the writ signals the start of the election campaign but it also starts an exam period for pollsters. The major exam question is known: how close did you get to the election outcome? But there are minor questions, which are as important, and...
by Richard Jenkins | Mar 14, 2011 | Public Opinion, Public Policy
Make no mistake, the election and the campaign leading up to it will matter. Regardless of the outcome on election night, the process will no doubt tell us a lot about the state of our democracy. Given the expected campaign, it is worth considering some of these...
