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An Unapologetic Analysis of the BC Polling Debacle

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED?

May 29, 2013

Click here for the full report: Post BC Election Review (May 29, 2013)

 

Introduction

The provincial election in British Columbia produced a major gap between the forecasts based on polls and the results of the actual election. While the polls had shown a narrowing race and we had an unweighted tie in our final poll, it appeared that the NDP still enjoyed a modest lead and that they were ticketed for some form of government. This was shockingly not the case and the BC Liberals went on to… [More...]

Points de vue des Canadiens sur la couverture des médicaments d’ordonnance

[Ottawa – 22 mai 2013] – Selon un nouveau sondage commandé par la Coalition canadienne de la santé (CCS) et la Fédération canadienne des infirmières/infirmiers (FCSI), les Canadiens sont majoritairement d’avis que l’accès aux médicaments d’ordonnance devrait dépendre des besoins médicaux des malades et qu’ils sont, pour la plupart, en faveur d’un régime d’assurance-médicaments universel afin que tous les citoyens puissent se procurer les médicaments d’ordonnance que nécessitent leurs besoins médicaux. La CCS et la FCSI ont confié aux Associés de recherche EKOS le soin de mener auprès des Canadiens et Canadiennes un sondage d’opinion touchant la couverture des… [More...]

Canadian Views on Prescription Drug Coverage

[Ottawa – May 22, 2013] – A new poll commissioned by the Canadian Health Coalition (CHC) and the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) reveals that a clear majority of Canadians feel that access to prescription drugs should be based on the patient’s medical needs, and most would support a universal drug plan to ensure that all Canadians are covered for medically necessary prescription drugs. The CHC and CFNU commissioned EKOS Research Associates to conduct a survey of Canadians’ views on prescription drug coverage in Canada. The survey was conducted online with 1,041 Canadians from across the country. Fieldwork… [More...]

The Trust Deficit: What Does it Mean?

By Frank Graves

[Ottawa – May 14, 2013] – Trust has become a scarce societal resource. This isn’t a recent problem and the decline of trust has been a steady downward march for the past 40 years in upper North America. Only about one four citizens believe they can trust their federal governments (it either Ottawa or Washington) to do the right thing. Contrary to views that this precipitous decline in trust is caused by specific events (e.g., Watergate, Sponsorship), the evidence shows that there are much bigger cultural forces at play.

Tightening BC Race Sees NDP with Narrow but Significant Lead with Likely Voters

[Ottawa – May 13, 2013] – As the British Columbia provincial election draws to a close, we see a considerably narrower race as voters head to the polls. We have created a model of most likely voters and the results are shown below. This model basically removes those who did not vote in the 2009 BC Election, as well as those who did the 2011 federal election, as our research has shown that these individuals tend to continue to not vote. We have also excluded those who could not recall where their polling station is located (for similar reasons)… [More...]

How Changing Values, Demographics, and Economic Context are Reshaping Canada

On May 1-3, 2013, Newspapers Canada partnered with the Canadian Association of Journalists to host the INK+BEYOND newspaper conference at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa. The following presentation was delivered by Frank Graves on May 3, 2013. [More...]

Tectonic Realignment or Ephemeral Bounce?

LIBERALS ENJOY HIGHEST SUPPORT LEVELS SINCE NOVEMBER 2005

[Ottawa – May 8, 2013] – It has been less than a month since Trudeau’s landslide leadership victory and his party has been vaulted into a commanding 12-point lead. At nearly 39 points, the Liberals are within striking distance of a majority government, a feat the party has not achieved in over seven years. The Conservatives, meanwhile, sit at just over 26 per cent while the NDP is holding steady after its nearly 10-point decline since August of last year. The NDP slide almost directly coincides with the appearance of Justin… [More...]