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Canadian Politics

As Parliament Rises, Liberals and Conservatives Remain Neck and Neck

The latest Abacus Data poll conducted before Thursday's floor crossing

Dec 14, 2025 • David Coletto

A Big Energy Deal with a Small Political Impact: What Canadians Really Think of the Canada–Alberta MOU

How are Canadians reacting to last week's Canada-Alberta MOU

Dec 3, 2025 • David Coletto

A Post Budget Lift for the Liberals, but the Deadlock Holds

The Latest Abacus Data Poll

Nov 30, 2025 • David Coletto

Housing Affordability Will Not Improve Unless We Bring Boomers Along

A reflection after a stimulating discussion at a housing event last week

Nov 24, 2025 • David Coletto

Climate Has Fallen Off Canadians' Radars

Here’s Why That Matters Now

Nov 23, 2025 • David Coletto

Top posts

Here’s a reason why Poilievre and the Conservatives are leading by 25 points

Dec 23, 2024 • David Coletto

Is an NDP Led by Rob Ashton the Worst Nightmare for Both Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney?

Oct 12, 2025 • David Coletto

One Country, Three Elections: This Election Isn't About Trump for Everyone

Apr 7, 2025 • David Coletto

Why do some men dislike Justin Trudeau so much?

Mar 20, 2023 • David Coletto

Carney vs. Poilievre: Unpacking Public Perceptions

Mar 15, 2025 • David Coletto

Recent posts

What We May Be Missing About The Next Decade

A Thought Experiment About the 2036 Canada We Are Not Preparing For

Jan 4 • David Coletto

America Faces a Foreign Policy Shock It Did Not Ask For and Now It's Become Part of Canadian Politics

The removal of Maduro puts a cautious, intervention weary public to the test plus it may have a big impact on Canadian politics

Jan 3 • David Coletto

Grumpy Trumpers and the New North American Risk Environment

How might Trump's declining popularity impact his approach to trade in 2026?

Jan 2 • David Coletto

Why Mark Carney Needs to Keep the Public Onside

Public opinion is not a distraction from power. It is the source of it.

Dec 29, 2025 • David Coletto

Precarity Is the Mood. Independence Is the Risk Most Voters Will Not Take

What political psychology and Abacus Data polling tells us about the likelihood of YES votes in Alberta or Quebec

Dec 31, 2025 • David Coletto

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AI

How should Conservatives approach AI?

Part 3 in my series on AI and Canadian politics

Sep 12, 2025 • David Coletto

A way back for the NDP? How Defending People from AI Could Define the NDP’s Future

Part 2 in my series on AI and Canadian Politics

Sep 9, 2025 • David Coletto

AI’s Emerging Role in Canada’s Political Landscape

What could AI's ideological spectrum look like?

Sep 4, 2025 • David Coletto

Autonomous trucks? A deep recession? Quebec independence? What do Canadians expect to happen in the next 5 years?

New polling from Abacus Data on what Canadians think will happen with climate change, AI, Quebec, and geopolitics

Aug 14, 2025 • David Coletto

How Artificial Intelligence is Creating the Potential for a New Political Cleavage

More on my new obsession on the impact of AI on life, politics, business, and society.

Aug 3, 2025 • David Coletto

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