Read on the Calgary Herald I ask Smith what she thinks of the poll by the well-known number-crunching Janet Brown. You get two questions. This first one is a warm-up.... Find more on the CBC Project here

Listen on RedFM Host Rishi Nagar speaks with Janet Brown, principal pollster at Janet Brown Opinion Research, about her latest Alberta polling showing the UCP and NDP tied at 41%. They discuss the major shift in Calgary, the possible impact of the Calgary-Shaw by-election, and what the numbers reveal about changing voter sentiment. The conversation also looks at Alberta’s upcoming October 19 referendum, with 72% of respondents saying they would vote to remain part of Canada a

Read on Daveberta There’s nothing like a Janet Brown poll to shake up Alberta politics Find more on the CBC Project here

Listen on the Eyeopener A new CBC poll is showing a shift in sentiment on the issue of separation, as well as on Premier, Danielle Smith, and her party. Find more on the CBC Project here

Read on CBC News “I think the UCP is having a struggle navigating this difficult situation that we're in right now,” said Brown. “Having a controversial referendum, the premier taking one position on the referendum [and] also trying to advocate for the nine other questions.” Find more on the CBC Project here

Read on CBC News The April survey found 27 per cent of respondents would vote for separation, while 67 per cent would vote against. "It’s part of this overall trend that we’re seeing," said Calgary-based pollster Janet Brown. “People are feeling more comfortable with Alberta’s role in Canada, more comfortable with Ottawa, more comfortable with the prime minister. “And all of those things seem to have caused a slight dip in the proportion of Albertans ready to vote to separat

Read on 338 The UCP drops eight points since the spring as the NDP gains ground in Calgary, and nearly three-quarters of Alberta voters reject path to separation. Find more on the CBC Project here

Read on the Calgary Herald What also slaps you in the face is the fact the nose count is done by Janet Brown, who has a very good reputation as a pollster. Find more on the CBC Project here

Read on CityNews New polling suggests Alberta's political landscape is tightening…A Janet Brown Opinion Research poll for CBC News finds the support for UCP and NDP is tied…Could the byelection in Calgary-Shaw be a sign of things to come? Find more on the CBC Project here

Find info on the Upcoming Event About this Event In conjunction with Laurier’s Department of Political Science, LISPOP is co-sponsoring this year’s Policy Dialogue organized with the support of 4th-year and Master’s students in the department. Although the US-Canada trade conflict has generated some momentum for national unity to resist US economic aggression, we are also witnessing not just one, but two, movements for increased provincial autonomy or even secession in Canad

Watch on CTV News Questions are bubbling about why the UCP lost the Calgary-Shaw byelection and Canada is trying to deepen ties with the European Union. Retired political scientist Chaldeans Mansah and political analyst John Santos discuss these topics and more on the Primetime politics panel.

Read on CBC News That lack of precedence is also a challenge for Janet Brown, a top Alberta pollster and founder of Janet Brown Opinion Research. No matter how many times she asks respondents about separation, the result is the same: about 25 per cent would vote to separate, with a typical margin of error. But as Brown told CBC's The House, a lopsided voter turnout could throw everything into disarray. "If we have a scenario where 100 per cent of separatists get out to vote,

Read on the Globe and Mail Janet Brown, a renowned Alberta pollster, said that the separatist-federalist divide has been “locked in” for years...

Read on CBC News Those numbers track with other polling. In April, a poll directed by Janet Brown Opinion Research for CBC News found 27 per cent said they’d vote for separation, while 67 per cent said they’d vote against it. Find more on the CBC Project here

Read on CBC News In Alberta, the demographic pushing for separation tends to skew a little older. “We find that peak separatism is actually in the middle-aged categories,” said John Santos, data scientist at Janet Brown Opinion Research. Find more on the CBC Project here

Watch on CTV News The federal government has outlined its tariffs against the U.S., Jason Kenney and Rachel Notley are teaming up on national unity, and the Alberta Prosperity Project's vision for independence. Former Conservative MLA Donna Kennedy-Glans and political analyst John Santos join the Primetime Politics panel to discuss the issues.

Read on CBC News Longtime pollster Janet Brown has been watching the numbers for years. Those numbers have shown, consistently, that support for separatism trails well behind those who back staying in Canada. “We've seen very little movement in the data over the past eight years,” Brown said. “And very few people remain undecided at this point — in the five per cent to eight per cent range.” Find more on the CBC Project here

Watch on CTV News Ottawa is trying to curb foreign interference and the UCP is planning to engage Albertans about AI data centres. Lise Gotell, a professor at the University of Alberta, and John Santos, a political analyst, discuss these topics on the Primetime politics panel.

Listen on Shaye Ganam "Some of the recent reporting, I think it was in CBC that was breaking out one particular demographic. And they were pretty blunt in how this breaks down and the polling is pretty blunt too.”

Read on CBC News CBC News set up at Sunridge Mall, in a culturally-diverse area of the city, hoping to speak with racialized or non-white Albertans, and we heard a mix of views, including from people excited about the idea of independence, those who support unity, and those who were not following the debate at all. Find more on the CBC Project here

Listen on CBC - Front Burner On October 19th, Albertans will head to the polls to vote on whether or not there should be a referendum on staying a part of Canada or separating. So, how is the campaign to keep Canada united faring? What about the campaign for Alberta to leave? Today on Front Burner, guest host Jason Markusoff in Calgary speaks with Toronto Star opinion writer Richard Warnica about his reporting on both campaigns, the enthusiasm gap, and what it might mean for