Summer Good Talk -- Could Trudeau Do A Biden?
Bruce and Chantal join me for a Summer Good Talk and what a summer it’s been…
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Race Next Door #3 - Democrats and The Wall of Worry
There’s been a debate that has attracted non-stop commentary for weeks and…
The Race Next Door: “A heartbeat away”.
In 1892, Thomas Reed (who went on to be Speaker of the US House of Representatives)…
As access to health care has become more difficult, Canadians want government to encourage use of virtual care
spark*insights completed national survey research with a large sample of 2,694…
As access to health care has become more difficult, Canadians want government to encourage use of virtual care
More than 70% of voters for every major political party say virtual care options…
Capital Gains: "Gated communities" argument is a loser
In our survey of 2,688 Canadians (June 14th to 21st) we played a video clip from…
Capital Gains: "Gated communities" argument is a loser
Freeland’s rhetoric on class divisions fails to boost support for the new tax…
Good Talk - The Byelection Stakes Couldn't Be Higher
Monday night, June 24th, is byelection night in the Toronto riding of Toronto-St…
Good Talk - Treason, Traitors or Not?
Who to believe? Who would you believe if you had a choice between believing…
Good Talk - Is it Treason or McCarthyism?
There are big issues for Bruce and Chantal to handle this week. There are good…
Good Talk - Will The Trump Verdict Leave the US Even More Divided?
Thirty-four out of thirty-four. All counts against Donald Trump result in guilty…
The Race Next Door - #1
Every two weeks until the November Presidential Election in the US, I’ll post…
Good Talk - What's Tom Mulcair Up To?
The former national leader of the NDP has been saying some nice things about Mark…
Good Talk — Are The Liberals In Full Panic Mode?
New data from Nanos and the Globe and Mail suggests Canadians find neither Justin…
Good Talk - Is Three Days A Week At The Office Too Much?
Lots up for discussion on Good Talk this week — public service unions are fighting…
Streaming lets Canadians find music they love – and Canadian musicians find audiences around the world
Beethoven said “music can change the world”. A couple of hundred years later,…
Streaming lets Canadians find music they love – and Canadian musicians find audiences around the world
Beethoven said “music can change the world”. A couple of hundred years later,…
Good Talk -- "Toxicity, Lies and Misinformation"
A Liberal MP says she’s had enough. After nine years as an MP Pam Damoff says she won’t…
Good Talk - What Was Poilievre Thinking?
Pierre Poilievre ends up with a group of F‑Trudeau flag wavers in the Maritimes.…
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…