[Ottawa] Frank Graves spoke on the topic of Canadian and American public outlook on the relationship between the two countries at the meeting of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE) on February 12, 2009.
Click here to hear his full testimony: FAAE Testimony
Ignatieff’s kitchen cabinet signals a new way - The Globe and Mail
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Mr. Ignatieff is noted for his lofty intellectualism. Some suggest he should hide some of it, but that’s not the way they want to go. “We don’t want to dumb him down,” says one of his key advisers. He feels his leader’s qualities dovetail… [More...]
Liberals gain steam as economy sputters - Globe & Mail
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The Ekos/Globe and Mail poll suggests the Liberal Party is gaining momentum as economic concerns grow, with a majority of Canadians now holding a negative view of Conservative Leader and Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Of the 1,000 respondents, 55 per cent disapproved of Mr. Harper’s handling… [More...]
Waiting on Obama’s visit - CBC.ca
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According to a poll by Ekos Research, 47 per cent of Canadians believe the relationship between the two nations will be “fundamentally different” under the new U.S. administration compared to 41 per cent who think it will be business as usual.
In the same Ekos poll, the vast majority of… [More...]
Canadians feel the love for Obama, but are lukewarm on his plans: poll - CBC.ca
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EKOS president Frank Graves said the approval-rating numbers for Obama among the 1,000 Canadians surveyed from Jan. 15 to 17 are outstandingly high, especially compared to the opinions people in this country have held of departing Republican President George W. Bush.
In… [More...]
Toward a big North American idea - The Globe and Mail
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“Understanding Canadian attitudes to the United States is one of the most complex and misunderstood areas of public opinion research. American attitudes to Canada are, on the other hand, fairly straightforward. Based on low levels of fluency and interest, Americans see us in either positive… [More...]
In the end, the pollsters got it right - at least the broad trends - The Globe and Mail
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“If you accept the notion that the polls have become more instrumental in shaping electoral outcomes - rather than being merely reflective - then this can be a problem.
“If voters are explicitly or tacitly utilizing polling feedback… [More...]
Vote-switchers add spice to Thanksgiving meal - The Globe and Mail
Excerpt: “Frank Graves, president of Ottawa-based Ekos Research, talks about the phenomenon of “spurious feedback” that has New Democrats and Greens believing the best Conservatives can hope for is a weak minority and therefore feeling confident about parking their vote with their party of first… [More...]
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Tories once again within reach of winning a majority - The National Post
Excerpt: “One polling company is projecting the Conservatives once again within reach of winning a majority in next Tuesday’s election, though other surveys showed a tighter race.
The Ekos projection is that the Conservatives would take 152 of the 308 seats in the House… [More...]
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