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The premier Premier
The Institute for Research on Public Policy ranks Peter Lougheed as Canada’s best Premier from the last 40 years. Rounding out the top 5: 1. Peter Lougheed 2. William Davis 3. Allan Blakeney 4. Frank McKenna 5. Robert Bourassa I ran a similar “best Premier” contest among blog readers back in 2007, March-Madness Style. Lougheed came out […]
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Who saw it coming?
The answer to that question is “not very many of us”. More than 190 people entered the joint daveberta.ca and CalgaryGrit Great Alberta Election Pool, but like nearly all the pollsters and pundits, most entries were far away from the actual results on election night. Just 15% predicted a PC majority, and only 2 people […]
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Alberta Election Pool
On Monday, Albertans will go to the polls in what is already being dubbed a “historic” election. The outcome is uncertain, so why not gaze into your crystal ball and enter the Daveberta and CalgaryGrit election pool. It’s simple enough – predict the seat totals for each party and answer 10 bonus questions. Everyone gets […]
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20 Answers
At the start of the election, I asked 20 questions – 50 of you took the time to answer them, and now we’re able to crown a winner. But first, a look at the correct answers: 1. Will Elizabeth May win her seat? Yes. 2. Will the Conservatives sweep Alberta? No. Once again, Linda Duncan […]
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Scoreboard Watching
As we enter the stretch drive on the campaign trail, I figured I’d check in on the “20 questions” pool, to see if the campaign has unfolded as people expected it would. Over/under on the highest level of support the Conservatives will hit in a national election poll – 42% (63% said over) While Harper’s […]
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Wisdom of the Crowds: Ads & Polls
At the start of the campaign, I asked 20 questions. I’ve already recapped some of your answers here and here. Today, a look at what you expect from to see on the tube and in the polls: Which polling company’s publicly released final numbers will be closest to the actual results? Survey says…Nanos 44%, Ekos […]
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Wisdom of the Crowds: Races to Watch
At the call of the election, I asked Calgary Grit readers to answer 20 questions about the campaign. Here’s what those who entered had to say: Will Elizabeth May win here seat? One-in-five (21%) say she will. For what it’s worth, I think national Green support will drop this campaign, but I do think May […]
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Wisdom of the Crowds
Sadly, the UBC Election Stock market won’t be running this election (though, given the amount of money I lost on it last time, I guess that’s actually a good thing). If you’ll recall, you could buy Liberal popular vote shares if you thought they were due for a bounce in the polls. Or you could […]
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Calgary Grit Election Pool – 20 Questions
Anyone can predict seat totals or popular vote. That’s just the end result. The real excitement in an election is the journey – the campaign itself. With that in mind, I present the third (almost) annual Calgary Grit Potpourri election pool. Twenty questions to determine just how well you can predict the upcoming campaign. While […]
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Moment of the Decade: #1 The Merger
If you missed it, I asked readers to nominate, then vote, on Canada’s top political moment of the decade. Over the first two weeks of January, I’ve been counting down the top 10 vote getters. Today, the political moment of the decade: The right wing merger didn’t get a lot of Canadians excited. There weren’t […]