This week, the White House announced that President Barack Obama wouldn’t sign any legislation approving the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The announcement comes as polls show a majority of Americans supporting construction of the pipeline and the new GOP-controlled Congress has made Keystone a top priority. So at […] Read more »
Canada: Pollster worried shoddy surveys will lead to polling ban during elections
A spate of spectacularly inaccurate polls in several provincial elections and Monday’s federal by-elections has one of Canada’s leading pollsters worried that the day is fast approaching when public opinion surveys will be banned during campaigns. John Wright, senior vice-president of Ipsos Global Public Affairs, said in his view shoddy […] Read more »
Americans Support the Keystone XL Pipeline by Wide Margin
While the Obama administration mulls whether to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, Americans are already decided. They support the project by a wide margin, prioritizing potential economic benefits over possible environmental consequences. [cont.] Steven Shepard, National Journal Read more »
More See China as Friend Than Foe
As Chinese president Xi Jinping travels to the United States to meet with President Obama, 55% of Americans view China as either an ally (11%) or a nation friendly to the U.S. (44%), while 40% say it is either unfriendly (26%) or an enemy (14%). [cont.] Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Pollsters scramble to explain how polls could be so wrong in three provinces
Canada’s pollsters have struck out and are now scrambling to explain how their predictions in three consecutive provincial elections turned out to be so wildly wrong. Strike three came Tuesday when Christy Clark’s Liberals came back from the polling dead to easily recapture government in British Columbia. [cont.] The Canadian […] Read more »
US and Canadian Views on Energy Policy
A new study examining energy policy suggests that energy security trumps the concern about greenhouse gas emission among both Americans and Canadians. The study, completed by Nik Nanos, a public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington D.C., included polling data among Americans and Canadians. […] Read more »