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We launched this website in order to showcase our election research, and our suite of polling technologies including Probit and IVR. We will be updating this site frequently with new polls, analysis and insight into Canadian politics. EKOS's experience, knowledge and sophisticated research designs have contributed positively to many previous elections.

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UPDATE TO TODAY’S RELEASE – November 26, 2009

It is interesting to compare the first week of the polling period and the final week of the polling period.

Two notable findings are evident. First of all, the Conservatives’ lead dropped by two points (from 37.7 to 35.7). Secondly, the ten-point advantage that the government enjoyed on “right direction” for federal government evaporated in the second week where right and wrong direction were tied for the first time in two months.

Against the backdrop of the growing controversy of Afghan detainees, these trends bear careful monitoring.

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HUGE SAMPLE GIVES DEEPER PICTURE OF TORY LEAD – November 26, 2009

[Ottawa – Nov 26, 2009] – The extremely robust sample in EKOS’ latest survey of Canadians’ voting intentions (5,759 cases), conducted for exclusive release by the CBC, gives a deeper sounding of the Tories’ current ten-point lead over the second place Liberals.

Looking at segments of the Canadian electorate, the bedrock for the Tories is the group of Canadians over the age of 45.  The Conservatives do very well among baby-boomers. Their support among seniors is literally twice as high as among young people. Among Canadians under 45, the Conservatives fare less well, but no single party dominates these… [More...]

FRANK GRAVES LOOKS AT THIS WEEK’S CBC VIEWER-SUGGESTED QUESTION: GUN CONTROL – November 19, 2009

IN ASSOCIATION WITH CBC NEWS NETWORK’S POWER AND POLITICS, EKOS RESEARCH ASSOCIATES IS CONDUCTING SURVEYS USING QUESTIONS AND TOPICS SUBMITTED BY VIEWERS. EKOS PRESIDENT, FRANK GRAVES LOOKS AT THE RESULTS OF THIS WEEK’S SURVEY.

[Ottawa – November 19, 2009] – This week’s special question looks at the issue of gun control in general, and the long-gun registry in particular. The results are highly revealing of a deeply fractured public on an emotionally charged issue. The research also shows that opposition to the long-gun registry may not be a good indicator of broader attitudes to gun control. In fact many… [More...]

CBC VIEWERS SUGGEST EKOS QUESTIONS – November 19, 2009

[Ottawa – November 19, 2009] – EKOS Research Associates is pleased to announce that, starting today, its highly successful series of weekly polls conducted for exclusive release by the CBC will be moving into a new phase in cooperation with Evan Solomon’s Power and Politics program on the CBC News Network.

Later today, on Power and Politics, Evan will be releasing the results of a survey question suggested by a viewer.  We will be reporting on a similar viewer-suggested question every second week on Power and Politics.

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EKOS SEAT PROJECTION: BACK TO THE GRIND – November 12, 2009

[Ottawa – November 12, 2009] – Last month, EKOS posted seat projections based on our weekly survey of vote intention, which is released by the CBC.

At the time, the Conservatives were enjoying a sudden updraft in popularity, apparently driven by the Liberal threat to bring the government down and force an election. They hit 40.7%, which is several percentage points above the range in which they have been trading over the last year (with the exception of the period of the short-lived “coalition” scheme led by Stéphane Dion’s Liberals).

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H1N1 FEARS “EXAGGERATED” SAY MANY CANADIANS – November 12, 2009

LIBS TEN PERCENTAGE POINTS BEHIND TORIES

[Ottawa – November 12, 2009] – More than half of Canadians say that the high level of public concern over H1N1 is “exaggerated”. Just one in ten thinks the level of public concern is “understated”.

Fourteen per cent of Canadians reported having already received the H1N1 inoculation in this survey. “This is actually a very large number – about 5 million when you extrapolate the findings to the broader population,” said EKOS President Frank Graves.

Unlike many other things we look at in these surveys, the distribution of those who have received… [More...]

GHOST OF ELECTION PAST: TORIES, LIBS NOW MATCH ELECTION ’08 EXACTLY – November 5, 2009

CANADIANS DON’T WANT PARTY INFLUENCE ON STIMULUS SPENDING

[Ottawa – November 5, 2009] – A recession, a new Liberal leader, a new president south of the border – all coming since last year’s Canadian election – but after many ups and downs since then, Canada’s two major political parties are back where they were in the election of 2008, almost to the decimal point.

The Conservatives, who broke out to establish a double-digit lead over the Liberals since the summer, have ebbed a little from their peak. They are now at 37.4% support in the latest EKOS poll… [More...]