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

Politics comes down to the swing voters. Who are they and what are they feeling? December 4, 2025

Always lots of coverage of top line horse race numbers, but that can be like putting vaseline on the lens. Elections turn on a pretty small group of voters who are up for grabs.

Bruce Anderson

Forcing an election against this budget would be a big risk for opposition parties. November 17, 2025

69% think the opposition parties should let the budget pass, including 73% on the left and 51% on the right. Hardly fertile ground for the NDP and the CPC.

Bruce Anderson

47% of those on the right believe it's best to choose a new leader for the Conservative Party November 11, 2025

Betting on Poilievre is betting that someone who’s been in politics for 20 years will grow more popular, and the odds tell us that only rarely happens.

Bruce Anderson

Royal Family among Canadians? Affection is much stronger for the next King and Queen, than those we have today. October 21, 2025

Kate, Will, and to a lesser degree Harry, are a lot more popular than Charles and Camilla.

Bruce Anderson

Poilievre: many Conservatives admire his traits that many other voters dislike October 20, 2025

The Conservative coalition in 2025 includes a lot of younger voters for whom Stephen Harper is not a touchstone.

Bruce Anderson

Canadians: the Carney Trump meeting went as well as could be expected October 16, 2025

Oval Office rapport between leaders is highly sensitive; 71% said this exchange went well, or as well as the circumstances made possible.

Bruce Anderson

Canadians at Thanksgiving 2025: lots of confidence in what Canada has to offer October 14, 2025

From mining and energy to technology, banking and the rule of law, pluralism, free speech, and a good work ethic, Canadians see potential through the headwinds.

Bruce Anderson

Canadians want the best, not the fastest, when it comes to a trade deal with the US October 6, 2025

Our survey reveals Canadians prefer 'heads down', to elbows up or down; endorse the PM's pursuit of opportunities around the world.

Perry Tsergas

On Crown Royal Canadians are raising their glasses to Premier Ford: Three-quarters back consequences when jobs head south September 24, 2025

Canadians across party lines are broadly united on one point: when companies move jobs out of the country, there should be consequences.