Frank Graves

Is security a priority for Canadians?

Evan Solomon speaks with Ekos Research president Frank Graves about where security issues rank among voter issues

Pollster offers Green Party five election takeaways

Some blue-sky thinking for the Greens from EKOS CEO Frank Graves

Numbers over narrative: The truth about Oct. 19

The niqab issue may not have sunk the NDP in Quebec, and voters didn’t abandon Stephen Harper. Pollsters sift through the data for nuggets of election truth

The politics of the TPP: Who wins and loses on the campaign trail

EKOS President Frank Graves explains how a 12-country trade deal might influence voting

Seen and heard at #Can2020

From mandatory voting to the politics of air strikes

Video: An escalator pitch from Frank Graves on Canada in 2020

We’re asking delegates and speakers at #Can2020 where they see the country headed. Here’s one reply.

The eternal, futile quest for perfect democracy

Parliament returns amid some desire for change

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A study in voter suppression

As part of its challenge to the election results in seven ridings, the Council of Canadians asked Ekos to study the experiences of individuals in those ridings. Ekos surveyed respondents in the seven ridings and then compared those responses to a survey of Canadians residing elsewhere. The full report from Ekos is here.

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Our gerontocracy

Frank Graves considers the ramifications of declining voter turnout.

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University grads prefer Liberals

But that doesn’t mean the census debate is igniting a culture war

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Tony Clement needs you (III)

Still no responses to my call for economists, statisticians, city planners and the like to step forward with a defence of the Industry Minister’s census changes. So let’s open it up a bit: is anyone from a conservative-minded organization or advocacy group willing to step forward and defend this decision as sound and just?* I welcome any and all submissions ([email protected]).

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The next great leader

The Mark convenes a number of political actors and observers to discuss the best leaders of Canadian history and, amid the expected salutes to Macdonald, Pearson, Douglas and the like, pollster Frank Graves speculates on what will define the next great prime minister.