by Richard Jenkins | Dec 24, 2010 | Industry News and Trends, Public Opinion, Survey methodology
If you are interested in the evolution of language then Google’s new little tool is a great way to see how the frequency of a word has changed over time. Using the archive of digitized books, it is now possible to see how often we used certain words (at least in the...
by Richard Jenkins | Oct 5, 2010 | Public Opinion, Public Policy
The Ontario Superior Court shook things up with its decision that the current laws that constrain an otherwise legal activity (selling sex for money) “force prostitutes to choose between their liberty interest and their right to security of the person.” The decision...
by Richard Jenkins | Sep 29, 2010 | Consumer and brand behaviour, Public Policy
Why do economic forecasts require so much adjustment if they are based on reliable economic models? Last week, for example, the release of Statistics Canada figures for July showed a decline in consumer spending that fuelled speculation that the recovery in Canada may...
by Richard Jenkins | Feb 19, 2010 | Public Policy
More and more Canadians will have to plan for their own retirement and public policy makers have provided some and are no doubt contemplating further mechanisms to help. The Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) is the latest but unlikely to be the last. Unfortunately, all...