Insights

Our spark*insights team conducts a variety of public opinion research. With a speciality in narrative message testing and ad testing. Our toolbox includes custom online surveys, focus groups, and third-party data analysis.

We study what people like, dislike, will vote for, and try to understand why. We explore company and industry reputation, policy issues and crisis management topics.

Find out what we can do to help you by emailing our insights team at hello@sparkadvocacy.ca.

Bruce Anderson

82% would support or go along with the idea of private donations to fund 24 Sussex rebuild. June 26, 2026

Carney's initiative is likely to find broad acceptance, based on results we found in May.

Bruce Anderson

Could Nav Bains and the Ontario Liberals beat Doug Ford? June 25, 2026

Our data suggests it's a possibility. The Liberal brand is not toxic, and some of the shine is off the Ford government.

Bruce Anderson

Stirred, not shaken: Canadians are patient and confident about how our trade dispute with the US will work out. June 25, 2026

Only 27% think - in the end - Canada will be worse off than before the Trump tariff conversation started.

Bruce Anderson

15% of Albertans want to separate; 21% would vote to have a binding referendum. June 22, 2026

A quarter of federal Conservative voters in Alberta want the province to leave Canada.

Bruce Anderson

Lots of Conservative & NDP voters give the Carney government solid marks on 22 items. June 17, 2026

Poilievre has failed to galvanize his 2025 coalition by arguing that Carney has been a failure. And the NDP voters no longer look like they would only vote Liberal to avoid a Conservative government.

Bruce Anderson

Government approval (66%) and voter mood shows continuing support for Carney. June 16, 2026

86% give the government a passing grade; while 14% would mark it an F.

Bruce Anderson

83% of Canadians want an immediate end to the war with Iran. June 16, 2026

The war was never popular with Canadians but the economic impacts are now driving a desire to see it come to an end.

Bruce Anderson

Carney government approval at 67% as voters want a map for the future, not a rear view mirror. May 19, 2026

Two thirds of those on the centre, four fifths of those on the left, and even half of those on the right have a favourable view. Trump's America has rewired the Canadian political market.

Bruce Anderson

Alberta politicians and businesses are essential to making the case against separatism. April 30, 2026

71% of Albertans don't want to leave Canada. 17% do. Who can influence the other 12% and what will matter to them?