Insights

Our spark*insights team devours data from everywhere and develops custom research for our clients. We study what people want, like, vote for, and why. We explore company and industry reputation, issue and crisis management, ad design and testing. We are a go to for the latest and most pertinent information to help our clients make informed decisions. Because it’s better to know.

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Bruce Anderson

Canadians give Ottawa a passing grade, while seeing extraordinary economic pressures. September 4, 2025

Most Canadians, including many who voted NDP and Conservative this year, give the Carney government a passing grade on 21 of 21 items tested.

Bruce Anderson

Poilievre, the ideologue, is a Conservative problem. July 21, 2025

Canadians prefer politicians who are pragmatic, especially in challenging times.

Bruce Anderson

Carney approval level hits 67% June 17, 2025

Canada's new PM is accumulating - not shedding - political capital so far.

Bruce Anderson

US style polarization in Canada? Maybe not. June 3, 2025

So far, Mark Carney has drawn optimism across the spectrum as many Canadians want to pick solutions, not sides.

Bruce Anderson

Can voters actually like a politician? June 3, 2025

Our latest spark*insights polling explores why many who didn't vote for him have warmed to Mark Carney's rather different style.

Tanya Tyagi

What Canadians were really searching during the 2025 Election May 6, 2025

Google search trends reveal what Canadians were most curious about during the 2025 federal election— from party leaders to policies and results.

This analysis was conducted as of May 2, 2025, and reflects Google search trends from the 30 and 7 days leading up to that date.

Bruce Anderson

A table-flipper or a flight to safety? My take on Canadian politics this winter. March 3, 2025

In more than 40 years of asking questions of Canadians about their political attitudes, I’ve never seen anything like the rapid shifts we are seeing today. Like several other firms, our Spark polls are showing the Liberals and the Conservatives basically tied – erasing an advantage of more than 20 points that the Conservatives enjoyed only weeks ago.

Bruce Anderson

Freeland, Carney seen as best Liberal to deal with Trump January 4, 2025

Two potential successors to Justin Trudeau draw more public support when it comes to who can best represent Canadians interests with the Trump Administration.

Bruce Anderson

If not Trudeau, who? December 29, 2024

if Justin Trudeau decides to step down. In terms of first choice preferences, Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney garnered more support than Leblanc, Anand, Wilkinson, Champagne, Joly, Clark