Excerpts from our September 2015 edition of the Eye on Alberta reveal strong public support for regulation of medical practitioners like dentists, optometrists, chiropractors and registered massage therapists. Dentists are most at risk, as 81% of Albertans feel it would be a good idea to regulate their fees: Almost 6-on-10 (58%) of Albertans think this would be a ‘very […]
Wow, that was some debate hey? Rachel Notley and the NDP are surging ahead in the closing days of the campaign.
With any research project, in addition to measuring public “opinions” it is valuable to measure attitudes. These are deeper sentiments than just opinions about topics of the day. Attitudes, along with personal values, influence how people view and respond to issues, and form the motivations that drive behaviour. The 2015 provincial election provides us with an interesting collection of […]
Well, the PC juggernaut of 2 months ago has hit some strong headwinds.
EMBARGO LIFTED: POST TO WEB RELEASE Good morning all, As valued clients and Eye on Alberta subscribers, we’re pleased to provide you with this “sneak peak” at material being released through PostMedia this morning related to the provincial PC leadership election. These are excerpts from our May Edition of the Eye on Alberta report. Please note: These materials […]
Monday April 23rd was the most exciting election Albertans have ever seen. Indeed, it marks one of the greatest political “comebacks” in Canadian history. And in 850 words we’ll cover what happened and why. First, let me begin with a mea culpa. The polling industry did a poor job calling this election – not a single firm, including ours, […]
Last month, on this very page, I said voters are restless and this provincial election will be one to watch; unlike most Alberta campaigns, this will be one that matters to the election outcome. But the dramatic change in the interim has startled even we who were expecting it. If a writ had been dropped in January, the Tories […]
Anyone who thought the provincial election would be over before it began may be in for a surprise. Based on a survey of 1400 Albertans by ThinkHQ Public Affairs Inc. completed last week, the race to be Alberta’s next Government is tightening, and it signals that for the first time in almost 20 years, the next provincial election campaign […]