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As the year draws to a close, our collective perspective on the holiday season is not particularly rosy. More than half of Canadians (53 per cent,...
Recently, the government of Alberta announced its intention to phase-out the use of “photo radar” across the province. The goal is to reduce the...
The pandemic was supposed to usher in a new era of connectivity in British Columbia, and some things have not changed since we went back to the office...
As world delegates assemble in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the 2024 United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference, the perceptions of Canadians and...
The Grey Cup was presented to a winning team for 101 consecutive years. Not even the Second World War stopped Canada from having a national football...
Four years ago, 45 per cent of Canadians who attended elementary school and/or high school in Canada said they did not learn anything about...
We are used to political candidates describing any election that features them as “the most important in our lifetime.” This has definitely been...
As the province awaits the formation of the next provincial government, there are lessons from the campaign that affect all political parties. The...
This year, Halloween falls on a Thursday. Maybe you have things to do in the afternoon or night, meetings to attend (either virtually or in person) or...
Six years ago, the consumption of marijuana became legal all over Canada. This was one of the promises made by Justin Trudeau in the 2015 federal...
Televised debates in Canadian provincial and federal elections present a chance for the challenger—usually the leader of the official...
The advent of social media has provided ample opportunities for humans to bond. At first, it was remarkable and refreshing to see groups of people...
In the latest survey conducted by Research Co., practically one in five British Columbians (19 per cent) cite health care as the most important...
With just two weeks to go before election day in British Columbia, the race remains considerably tight. The governing BC NDP and the Conservative...
For many, the B.C. elections of 2005 and 2009 were effectively plebiscites about economic management. In a survey I conducted in the middle of the...
Earlier this month, Research Co. conducted a survey on behalf of the Save Our Streets (SOS) Coalition. Some of the findings were not surprising, such...
In one of the first surveys I had conducted in 2007, the environment was identified as the most important issue for British Columbians. Health care...
Provincial government changes are usually preceded by a period of intense animosity towards incumbents. This can be particularly complicated for...
The two-party race for the provincial government that started to develop earlier this year has solidified with the disappearance of BC United. As was...
In 2004, Canadians were getting acquainted with the early stages of the Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities....
Timing is everything in politics. If New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jack Layton had not emerged as the clear winner of the 2011 federal leaders’...
The 2012 provincial election in Alberta provided an interesting case study on how support for an Official Opposition party can shift when a third...
While Canadians are technically a year removed from the next federal election, 2024 has provided plenty of opportunities to look at the way other...
If you have been following Canadian and American politics recently, one adjective — “radical” — has dominated sound bites and speeches on both...
To federal Liberal Party supporters, the end of summer was supposed to bring positive momentum for the country’s governing party. The reality is...
Our perception of the national economy has worsened since the start of the year. Just under a third of Canadians (32 per cent, down three points since...
When Canadians began to go back to their regular activities upon the conclusion of the COVID-19 pandemic, many were pleased with the return of certain...
The last provincial election that took place in British Columbia was unique in many ways. It was called early, it happened in the middle of a global...
We are less than three months away from a scheduled provincial election in British Columbia. The illusions of an easy victory by the governing BC New...
In November 2023, Research Co. and Glacier Media looked into the meaning of reconciliation for residents of British Columbia. The results outlined a...
Three provinces are scheduled to hold provincial elections this year. In each one of them, discussions about sexual education in schools have received...
Our annual look at the institutions and features that elicit feelings of pride among Canadians has gone through some remarkable changes over the...
The provincial elections that have taken place in this century in British Columbia have provided opportunities to test a dominant centre right-party...
In the summer of 2008, Carole James capitalized on then-premier Gordon Campbell’s aloof style, at one point surpassing the BC Liberals in voting...
Earlier this year, we asked a simple question to residents of six Canadian provinces: “Suppose you had to move out of your province and live in...
Earlier this month, U.S. President Joe Biden implemented a ban on asylum seekers who cross the border from Mexico. The move, just days after a...
Canadians’ relationship with the health-care system has always been fascinating to study. When elections roll around, voters tend to gravitate...
In the summer of 2020, 73 per cent of Canadians told Research Co. and Glacier Media that the presidency of Donald Trump in the United States had been...
The provincial election in British Columbia has turned into a contest between an incumbent party with a new leader and an upstart party that has not...
In January, B.C. had a dominant incumbent government, a fractured opposition and no political party able to pass the 30-per-cent mark in voting...
For a few days in February, supermarket retailers appeared to be the most hated people in Canada. We had appearances in House of Commons committees,...
Across the country, just over one in five Canadians (21 per cent) say they smoked tobacco over the course of the past year. Alberta and Quebec are...
As British Columbians continue to enjoy the Vancouver Canucks’ performance in the Stanley Cup playoffs, questions surrounding the ability of...
With five months to go before British Columbians cast their ballots in the provincial election, our collective concerns remain clear. Housing, poverty...
In May 2020, about one in four Canadians told us that Justin Trudeau had performed “better than expected” and had “accomplished much” during...
In late November 2023, only three per cent of Canadians identified crime and public safety as the most important issue facing the country. Practically...
In the first few months of 2024, Canadians were exposed to stories—particularly on social media—that reignited the debate on capital punishment....
Four years ago, our surveys showed a province gripped by uncertainty and fear as B.C. began to navigate the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Since I started asking questions about the monarchy and the Royal Family in 2009, the favourability rating for Queen Elizabeth II in Canada never fell...
Four years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in B.C., Research Co. and Glacier Media wanted to gauge the economic recovery of households in...