Good Talk - What Was Poilievre Thinking?
Pierre Poilievre ends up with a group of F‑Trudeau flag wavers in the Maritimes.…
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Budget reaction: Housing plan popular, capital gains tax divides, deficit disappoints.
New spark*insights polling shows support for some key budget policies, but low recall…
Budget reaction: Housing plan popular, capital gains tax divides, deficit disappoints.
New spark*insights polling shows support for some key budget policies, but low recall…
Budget reaction: most think they will pay more, and only 1 in 10 think they will benefit.
Our public opinion research surrounding the federal budget reveals the Liberals…
Budget reaction: most think they will pay more, and only 1 in 10 think they will benefit.
spark*insights post-Budget research shows Canadians are worried the 2024 Budget will…
Good Talk - The Budget Fallout from Economics to Leadership
Lots to talk about this week and much of it connected to the fallout from the new…
Good Talk - A First Minister's Conference -- Why Not?
What’s the downside for Justin Trudeau in calling a first minister’s…
Good Talk: Live – Media, politics, and the future.
Good Talk is live on stage at this historic Fairmont Château Laurier in downtown…
Good Talk - After A Week of Votes and Motions in Parliament, Is Anything Different?
The topics were hot, from the Middle East to carbon pricing, but after all the…
Poilievre: too right; Trudeau: too left
Most Canadians define their politics around the centre of the political spectrum,…
Poilievre: too right; Trudeau: too left
Most Canadians define their politics around the centre of the political spectrum,…
83% feel Brian Mulroney did a good job as Prime Minister
Brian Mulroney, the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, held that office from September…
83% feel Brian Mulroney did a good job as Prime Minister
Brian Mulroney, the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, held that office from September…
Good Talk - Carbon Taxes, Carbon Rebates, Arrive Can, and the Auditor General
Carbon Taxes, Carbon Rebates, Arrive Can, the Auditor General .…another week when…
Good Talk - Did Joe Biden Just Save Himself?
Is he just too old, stumbling and incoherent? Not last night it seems. Joe Biden’s…
Canadians support investing in clean energy and broadband connection to Nunavut
In spark*insights research, conducted on behalf of Nukik Corporation, we gave…
Canadians support investing in clean energy and broadband connection to Nunavut
In spark*insights research, conducted on behalf of Nukik Corporation, we gave…
Good Talk - Brian Mulroney, The Passing of A Giant
The 18th prime minister of Canada was a force, a huge force. He changed the…
What if Canadians could vote?
Canadians would vote yes on freedom to access abortion services, yes to climate…
What if Canadians could vote?
Canadians would vote yes on freedom to access abortion services, yes to climate…
Good Talk - Have The Liberals Given Up?
Little things can make a difference is the old saying. And this week…
Most Canadians think Putin will win if the west stops helping Ukraine
Our latest research conducted in consultation with the Canadian Global Affairs…
Most Canadians think Putin will win if the west stops helping Ukraine
Canadians believe that Russian aggressions will not stop there, and Canada should do…
Good Talk -- Governments face bad weeks and really bad weeks. This could be really bad.
Two potholes for the Liberals in their path to try and find recovery. One serious.…
Good Talk -- Dominc LeBlanc Moves To The Front
Auto theft was the issue for the national political leaders this week and it’s worth…
Good Talk -- Are We The World's Patsy on Spying?
Some new intelligence on Canada’s vulnerability to foreign interference is…
What's in a Word? Plenty
In our first release in a series analyzing the messaging choices made by…
What's in a Word? Plenty
In our first release in a series analyzing the messaging choices made by…
Good Talk - Is Trudeau wounded or emboldened?
Strange week for Justin Trudeau –one day a member calls for a leadership…
Millions of Canadians use - and like - music streaming services
Two-thirds of Canadians are using audio streaming services, and these users tend to…
Good Talk -- Immigration Becomes The Issue
John Kennedy used to say, aside from indigenous people, we are all either immigrants…
Good Talk - The Passing of a Titan - The 90th Birthday of Another
Ed Broadbent and Jean Chretien. Two giants on the country’s political landscape,…
3 in 4 Canadians want the CBC – just not “as is”
Our latest survey results show that most Canadians don’t want to see the CBC shut…
3 in 4 Canadians want the CBC – just not “as is”
Our latest survey results show that most Canadians don’t want to see the CBC shut…
Trump would lose Canada, but not by as much as you might think
Our latest survey results show that if Canadians were voting in the US…
Trump would lose Canada, but not by as much as you might think
Our latest spark*insights research shows if Canadians were voting in the US…
Is climate worry turning into climate despair?
We offered respondents a choice between three views about climate change: in the…
Is climate worry turning into climate despair?
We offered respondents a choice between three views about climate change: in the…
Trailing by 14, perceptions of Justin Trudeau lag those of Pierre Poilievre
Our latest survey results show the Conservatives would win a landslide in…
Good Talk - How Costly Are Holiday Slip-ups?
Both the Liberals and the Conservatives appear to have stumbled in the holiday…
Trailing by 14, perceptions of Justin Trudeau lag those of Pierre Poilievre
Our latest survey results show the Conservatives would win a landslide in…
Good Talk: The 2023 Year Ender
It’s that time of year when the Good Talk panel convenes to talk about the year-end…
SMT - Justin Trudeau and The American Right
It’s the final regular episode of Smoke, Mirrors and The Truth and we focus on some…
Good Talk: It's Not Over Till It's Over
As the year closes some Liberals seem to have their bounce back, while some…
Good Talk - It's Not Over Till It's Over
As the year closes some Liberals seem to have their bounce back, while some…
SMT - Is This The Plan To Solve The Housing Crisis?
Going back to the future may be one way to look at Housing Minister Sean Fraser’s…
The Latest on Trudeau, Is He Going or Staying?
Bruce and Chantal discuss what Justin Trudeau told the editorial board of one of…
SMT -- The CBC in a Crisis of Cuts
The CBC has decided to make up its budget shortfall of 125 million dollars with…
Inflation is by far a bigger pain point for Canadians than interest rates. And people aren’t sure…
Our latest research shows that when it comes to what is making them feel hardship,…
Good Talk: Please answer my question in English not French
A committee exchange in Ottawa brings back a debate that we thought was long over.…
Should MP's Accept Free Trips To The War Zone?
About sixty members of Parliament accepted free trips to the Middle East last week…
91% of Canadians fear AI can manipulate opinions and elections
Fresh research by spark*insights reveals Canadians are divided about the benefits…
Trudeau trails Harper, Mulroney, Chretien, and Pierre Trudeau in perceived performance as Prime…
In a nationwide online survey of 2000 Canadian adults, with fieldwork during…
Trudeau trails Harper, Mulroney, Chretien, and Pierre Trudeau in perceived performance as Prime…
In a nationwide online survey of 2000 Canadian adults, with fieldwork during…
Sensible, practical and focused - rather than big bold ambitions and lots of change: that’s what…
When voters signal a restlessness for change, sometimes it’s because they want…
No, Justin Trudeau is not hated
These days it’s hard to escape conventional wisdom that Justin Trudeau is deeply…
Axe the Tax?
Conservatives say killing it will save people money, others say it’s an essential…