Alex Kohut

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86% of Canadians agree that access to employer-funded virtual care helps alleviate the pressure on the public healthcare system

86% of Canadians agree that access to employer-funded virtual care helps alleviate the pressure on the public healthcare system

As federal and provincial governments continue to look for new ways to address concerns Canadians have with the current healthcare...

86% of Canadians agree that access to employer-funded virtual care helps alleviate the pressure on the public healthcare system

86% of Canadians agree that access to employer-funded virtual care helps alleviate the pressure on the public healthcare system

As federal and provincial governments continue to look for new ways to address concerns Canadians have with the current healthcare...

Close Race in BC as Election Day Arrives

Close Race in BC as Election Day Arrives

A new spark*insights online poll of 400 British Columbians conducted in partnership with iPolitics finds a tight race in the...

Close Race in BC as Election Day Arrives

Close Race in BC as Election Day Arrives

A new spark*insights online poll of 400 British Columbians conducted in partnership with iPolitics finds a tight race in the...

It's a "Summer" Olympics. Canadians wish they could be like Summer McIntosh, with swimming topping the list of Olympic ambitions

It's a "Summer" Olympics. Canadians wish they could be like Summer McIntosh, with swimming topping the list of Olympic ambitions

As the closing ceremony for Paris 2024 approaches, we asked 1,815 adult Canadians about their own sport and Olympic dreams...

It's a "Summer" Olympics. Canadians wish they could be like Summer McIntosh, with swimming topping the list of Olympic ambitions

It's a "Summer" Olympics. Canadians wish they could be like Summer McIntosh, with swimming topping the list of Olympic ambitions

As the closing ceremony for Paris 2024 approaches, we asked 1,815 adult Canadians about their own sport and Olympic dreams...

Conservatives lead by 19

Conservatives lead by 19

Liberals losing the left, right, centre right, and have only a narrow advantage on the centre left

Conservatives lead by 19

Conservatives lead by 19

Liberals losing the left, right, centre right, and have only a narrow advantage on the centre left. Our survey of...

Budget reaction: Housing plan popular, capital gains tax divides, deficit disappoints.

Budget reaction: Housing plan popular, capital gains tax divides, deficit disappoints.

New spark*insights polling shows support for some key budget policies, but low recall of budget measures among the young target...

Budget reaction: Housing plan popular, capital gains tax divides, deficit disappoints.

Budget reaction: Housing plan popular, capital gains tax divides, deficit disappoints.

New spark*insights polling shows support for some key budget policies, but low recall of budget measures among the young target...

Budget reaction: most think they will pay more, and only 1 in 10 think they will benefit.

Budget reaction: most think they will pay more, and only 1 in 10 think they will benefit.

Our public opinion research surrounding the federal budget reveals the Liberals face challenges in convincing Canadians they are on the...

Budget reaction: most think they will pay more, and only 1 in 10 think they will benefit.

Budget reaction: most think they will pay more, and only 1 in 10 think they will benefit.

spark*insights post-Budget research shows Canadians are worried the 2024 Budget will cost them more.

Capital gains tax dominates Budget Day conversation

Capital gains tax dominates Budget Day conversation

One day after the speeches have been made, what have Canadians noticed about the federal Budget? Data from Google Trends...

What You Need to Know About the Upcoming New Brunswick Election

What You Need to Know About the Upcoming New Brunswick Election

Close elections have been a trademark of New Brunswick politics for the last decade, and all early signs for the...

What You Need to Know About the Upcoming New Brunswick Election

What You Need to Know About the Upcoming New Brunswick Election

A deeply divided electorate in New Brunswick is likely to result in the closest provincial election of 2024. Close elections...

83% feel Brian Mulroney did a good job as Prime Minister

83% feel Brian Mulroney did a good job as Prime Minister

Brian Mulroney, the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, held that office from September 1984 to June of 1993. During that...

83% feel Brian Mulroney did a good job as Prime Minister

83% feel Brian Mulroney did a good job as Prime Minister

Brian Mulroney, the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, held that office from September 1984 to June of 1993. During that...

What's in a Word? Plenty

What's in a Word? Plenty

In our first release in a series analyzing the messaging choices made by Canadian politicians, spark*insights is looking at what...

What's in a Word? Plenty

What's in a Word? Plenty

In our first release in a series analyzing the messaging choices made by Canadian politicians, spark*insights is looking at what...

Millions of Canadians use - and like - music streaming services

Millions of Canadians use - and like - music streaming services

Two-thirds of Canadians are using audio streaming services, and these users tend to be satisfied with their streaming experience.

3 in 4 Canadians want the CBC – just not “as is”

3 in 4 Canadians want the CBC – just not “as is”

Our latest survey results show that most Canadians don’t want to see the CBC shut down, but fewer than half...

3 in 4 Canadians want the CBC – just not “as is”

3 in 4 Canadians want the CBC – just not “as is”

Our latest survey results show that most Canadians don’t want to see the CBC shut down, but fewer than half...

Trump would lose Canada, but not by as much as you might think

Trump would lose Canada, but not by as much as you might think

Our latest survey results show that if Canadians were voting in the US Presidential election, and the two nominees were...

Trump would lose Canada, but not by as much as you might think

Trump would lose Canada, but not by as much as you might think

Our latest spark*insights research shows if Canadians were voting in the US Presidential election, Trump would lose, but by a...

Is climate worry turning into climate despair?

Is climate worry turning into climate despair?

We offered respondents a choice between three views about climate change: in the end, the world will come together, find...

Is climate worry turning into climate despair?

Is climate worry turning into climate despair?

We offered respondents a choice between three views about climate change: in the end, the world will come together, find...

Inflation is by far a bigger pain point for Canadians than interest rates. And people aren’t sure we are out of the woods yet.

Inflation is by far a bigger pain point for Canadians than interest rates. And people aren’t sure we are out of the woods yet.

Our latest research shows that when it comes to what is making them feel hardship, inflation is a worse problem...

91% of Canadians fear AI can manipulate opinions and elections

91% of Canadians fear AI can manipulate opinions and elections

Fresh research by spark*insights reveals Canadians are divided about the benefits and drawbacks of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on society, and...

Trudeau trails Harper, Mulroney, Chretien, and Pierre Trudeau in perceived performance as Prime Minister

Trudeau trails Harper, Mulroney, Chretien, and Pierre Trudeau in perceived performance as Prime Minister

In a nationwide online survey of 2000 Canadian adults, with fieldwork during the month of October, we asked “which of...

Trudeau trails Harper, Mulroney, Chretien, and Pierre Trudeau in perceived performance as Prime Minister

Trudeau trails Harper, Mulroney, Chretien, and Pierre Trudeau in perceived performance as Prime Minister

In a nationwide online survey of 2000 Canadian adults, with fieldwork during the month of October, we asked “which of...

Axe the Tax?

Axe the Tax?

Conservatives say killing it will save people money, others say it’s an essential in the fight against climate change. Here’s...