opinion polls
Polls: Not to be believed except when they are to be believed
The politics of polling
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The latest monthly polling averages from threehundredeight.com.
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Both the Conservatives and New Democrats slip a little nationally. The Conservatives take a lead in British Columbia and maintain leads in Alberta, the Prairies and Ontario. The NDP leads in Quebec and the Atlantic.
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Only two national polls in August, but the Conservatives gain a slight advantage.
The increasingly inexact science of polls
Peter Loewen considers the recent failures of political polling.
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A slight tightening in the national numbers for July.
Was Jack Layton sufficiently upfront with voters regarding his health?
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Do you agree with Warren Buffett that the rich should pay more taxes?
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Has the News of the World scandal changed your impression of the media?
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What are Canadians thinking?
A review of survey results from across Canada
Advising the Governor General
Ekos asks what should happen if a minority government is defeated soon after the next election.
Projecting backward
Alice Funke challenges the seat projection phenomenon.