Tuesday, November 24, 2009

What Use Is A Poll That Doesn't Support Your Position

Kelly McParland: Suzuki Foundation polls finds Canadians overwhelming agree with Suzuki Foundation. Even in Alberta, where everyone hates the environment!
Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:50 AM by NP Editor
Filed under: Kelly McParland,Full Comment Canadian politics

Here's a poll that says Canadians are embarrassed that we're not leading the international charge against global warming.

On the eve of major UN climate change talks next month in Copenhagen, a major survey of Canadians has found that more than three quarters of the public feel embarrassed that the country hasn't been taking a leadership role on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions....

Even in Alberta, 65 per cent of respondents agreed with a statement that “it's embarrassing that we are not doing more to curb emissions.” Support for the view favouring more action was highest in Quebec, at 86 per cent.

Oh, gee look ... the head of the firm compiling the survey is also head of the Suzuki Foundation. And guess what .. he was doing the survey on behalf of, among others ... the Suzuki Foundation!

Now there's a credible survey. An organization heavily involved in environmental lobbying organizes a survey by one of its own leading members, that just happens to produce a result that precisely matches the position the organization had hoped for. What a stroke of luck!

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