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Welcome to Nik on the Numbers
SES Research is now Nanos Research - same great research and same great service. No change in ownership.
We have added a new video blog feature to the Nik on the Numbers site.
Nik on the Numbers is about polling, politics and public policy in Canada and is an open dialogue space for me to post the latest Nanos polls and for you to comment on those results and our political landscape. In this dialogue space, stats, analysis and the views of Canadians intersect.
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Cheers,
Nik
Aug 18
Given the chance, I think many Canadians would welcome the opportunity to give their elected representatives a political spanking.
Whether it’s the advertising and sponsorship scandal under the federal Liberals, the Elections Canada investigation into Conservative election expenses or a host of other political shenanigans, the overall impact of these goings on is to make the Canadians “change the channel” away from Canada’s national political scene.
And why not?
Jul 21
Not long into the Harper mandate, it was evident that the “phoney war” was on. The Tories would repeatedly throw down the election gauntlet and the Dion Liberals would blink, and blink and blink again.
The Conservatives were generous in identifying legislation as matters of confidence and Canada was almost perpetually on the brink of a federal election.
Liberal parliamentary contortions in the House of Commons have kept the Harper Conservative government alive longer than many expected. An outside look at the pattern of behaviour might lead one to conclude that the Conservatives have a strong upper hand.
A look at the polling, however, shows a political reality different from the dynamic in the House of Commons.
Jul 07
This month’s Nanos national poll on who Canadians trust on the issues indicates that the Conservatives lead for trust on jobs and the economy and the War in Afghanistan.
The poll shows a statistical tie between the Liberals and the Conservatives for trust on the enviroment. Of note, even with the launch of the Liberal “Green Shift Plan” the Liberals did not enjoy a significant advantage over the Conservatives on the environment.
Jun 23
The election battle lines have been drawn. Liberal Leader Stephane Dion wants to stake his political future on the environment. The release of his “Green Shift” policy represents a high risk and potentially high reward strategy.
Many times, when Canadians look at a new policy proposal, the first thing they wonder is “what does this mean to me?”
Watch my video analysis or select “read the full piece” to review my written analysis.
Jun 06
Nearly three Canadians in four in our poll thought attracting new immigrants was important or somewhat important, but even more Canadians, nearly 85 percent, thought it was important to select immigrants whose skills met the needs of Canada’s workforce.
Watch the video for the full analysis or select “read the full piece” below to read more. The complete analysis and Policy Options article I wrote is on the right in the support materials box.
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