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ANALYSIS: Keystone, Canada and our “special friend” – how XL’s ultimate rejection was viewed by Canadians
By Shachi Kurl and Ian Holliday November 6, 2015 – U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision to reject on Friday the proposed Keystone XL pipeline between the Alberta oil sands and the American Gulf Coast may not have been a stunner –
Read MoreAnalysis: On anniversary of Parliament Hill attack, a review of Canadian opinions on domestic security
How public opinion on the terrorism file has evolved over the last 12 months October 21, 2015 – Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of the Parliament Hill shooting, an attack that has shaped much of the domestic safety discourse over
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Canada’s health care system has serious problems, so why isn’t this election about them?
October 9, 2015 – In every survey we’ve conducted during this election campaign, we’ve asked Canadians to name their two most important issues. And in every survey, we see between one-fifth and one-quarter of the population naming health care. The
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Will uncertain voters follow their heads or their hearts?
October 7, 2015 – Election polls ask voters lots of interesting questions that end up getting ignored as the electoral beast’s insatiable hunger for new “horserace” (party standings) numbers blinds it to more nuanced findings. We at the Angus Reid Institute
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On foreign policy, trade trumps, but can any party turn the TPP into votes?
October 5, 2015 – Not sure what to think about the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Don’t worry, neither are 46 per cent of your fellow Canadians. That can’t come as gobsmacking news, given that until Monday morning, there was scant detail to
Read MoreJudge online polling by real-world accuracy, not academic theory
By Angus Reid My commitment to the online methodology came from an epiphany of sorts that I had at the turn of the millennium, when non-participation rates for conventional polling were starting to top 90 per cent. It became clear
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