by Richard Jenkins | Jul 19, 2012 | Consumer and brand behaviour, Public Opinion
There are no shortage of real world indicators of economic performance of an economy and its implications for everyday citizens but sometimes a public opinion measure offers us a clear alternative to hard economic stats. Since 2004, consumer sentiment about the...
by Richard Jenkins | Apr 24, 2012 | Elections, Survey methodology
There will be much hand wringing, considerable hyperbole, and lots of pseudo theories/ explanations for why the polls did not foresee the Conservative majority coming in the 2012 Alberta provincial election. Some attention will inevitably be placed on...
by Richard Jenkins | Dec 30, 2011 | Industry News and Trends
While the industry remains largely healthy in Canada, it is under considerable pressure to define and enforce standards. What is now playing out (partially, in the press) reflects the fundamental tension evident in new ways of doing things as well as the difficulty of...
by Richard Jenkins | Nov 18, 2011 | Elections
During the last Canadian federal election campaign, there was considerable speculation about the large increase in turnout at the advance polls. At the time I speculated that the media and other commentators were wrong in suggesting the increase was a product of the...
by Richard Jenkins | Oct 5, 2011 | Public Opinion
With polling data indicating that the Liberals have gained voter support (Nanos has the Liberals at 38% in polling over the past three days), the Laurier Institute is now predicting the Liberals are likely to do 7 seats better than the prediction released on Monday....