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Abacus Data

no publicly released datasets from Elections Canada, Statistics Canada, Abacus, Léger, EKOS, Angus Reid, Nanos or Ipsos publish a 'vote intention by employment sector' crosstab on a regular basis. Abacus Data has a Liberal-leaning documented partisan vector.2.

5 SOURCES · 3 DOCUMENTED FACTS · 8 DISPUTED · OPENED 2026-07-23 · UPDATED 2026-07-23
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no publicly released datasets from Elections Canada, Statistics Canada, Abacus, Léger, EKOS, Angus Reid, Nanos or Ipsos publish a 'vote intention by employment sector' crosstab on a regular basis

Abacus Data has a Liberal-leaning documented partisan vector.

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“Liberal-leaning.”
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source

Abacus Data was founded in 2010 as a corporate insights firm.

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“Abacus Data was founded in 2010 as a corporate insights firm;”
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source
Disputed — who says what, against what see standalone →

These are things people say about Abacus Data that aren't settled fact — each one attributed to who's actually claiming it, so a claim never quietly passes as established just because it showed up in a document. Weigh it yourself.

Disputed
"political polling for these firms is marketing"
Unattributed assertion · stance: pro
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
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Disputed
"Conservative momentum"
Unattributed assertion · stance: neutral
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
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Disputed
"political polling for these firms is marketing"
Unattributed assertion · stance: pro
The evidence on file mostly supports this, but it's still someone's claim, not a settled fact.
Pass 2: The Forensics, the Math, and the Philosophy of Canad ↗
Disputed
"Abacus Data is openly progressive."
Asserted by David Coletto · stance: pro
The evidence on file mostly supports this, but it's still someone's claim, not a settled fact.
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Disputed
"The November 2024 election plus January 2025 inauguration plus tariff threats plus 51st-state rhetoric constituted a categorically new political environment"
Asserted by Abacus Data · stance: pro
The evidence on file mostly supports this, but it's still someone's claim, not a settled fact.
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Disputed
"the incentive is to maximize visibility, which means publishing frequently and being part of the story — not necessarily to maximize accuracy"
Unattributed assertion · stance: neutral
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
Pass 2: The Forensics, the Math, and the Philosophy of Canad ↗
Disputed
"Mark Carney is more likely to expand the Liberal Party's voter pool than Chrystia Freeland"
Asserted by Abacus Data · stance: pro
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
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Disputed
"Liberal lead shrinks"
Unattributed assertion · stance: neutral
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
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2025
2025
Publication of Abacus Data's post-mortem piece
2025-01
Publication of Abacus Data's piece on Mark Carney
People
David Colettoemployed by