The Ipsos Canadian Public Affairs Dataverse is a repository of over 60 Ipsos Canada surveys that shed light on Canadian culture, politics, and society. All data is open access. This resource has been graciously donated to LISPOP and Wilfrid Laurier University by Ipsos Canada.
“The fabric of democracy is always fragile everywhere because it depends on the will of citizens to protect it, and when they become scared, when it becomes dangerous for them to defend it, it can go very quickly.” – Margaret Atwood, interview, Dec. 2, 2010. The fabric of American democracy […]
“Could you imagine if I lose? My whole life, what am I going to do? I’m going to say I lost to the worst candidate in the history of politics. I’m not going to feel so good. Maybe I’ll have to leave the country. I don’t know.” – Donald Trump, […]
By Victoria ParkerDoctoral Student, Social Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University Anne WilsonProfessor, Social Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University It hardly needs to be said that US politics is starkly polarized. It’s a regular talking point among politicians and pundits, touted as the cause of many ills. Considering the current political climate in the United […]
Parts of Canada are already battling a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and the struggle promises to be at least as difficult as it was in the first wave, if not more so. Ontario and Quebec are reporting more new cases of COVID-19 every day in mid-October than they […]
Probably all of us have had an experience was so unexpected or startling that we were able to remember years later where we were and what we were doing when it happened. In my case, one such memorable moment happened 50 years ago this coming Saturday. It was at the […]
George Will, the great Washington Post political columnist, has a way with words. Consider the opening sentence from his column on the ghastly Donald Trump-Joe Biden debate last week: “The putrescence of America’s public life was pitilessly displayed Tuesday when, for 98 minutes, whatever remains of the nation’s domestic confidence […]
This is the second in LISPOP’s series of three blog posts examining important issues in the American presidential election. Here, Associate Professor of Political Science, Dr. Jason Roy examines some of the important issues related to contemporary polling. Pre-election polls: It’s not how you ask, it’s who you ask By […]
With all eyes on the presidential election in the United States, we have put together a series of blog posts on important aspects of the campaign. First in our three-part presidential election primer is an examination of the challenges facing journalists covering an extraordinary politician like President Donald Trump by […]
