This attitude is what leads to Canadians now feeling Canada is broken.
Shady's ignorance on full display here! LOL!
That poll is three years old and predates the NDP/Liberal coalition by two years.
member Shady 'inadvertently' linking the 3-year old "poll" is gold, real gold! Nothing shows that the National Post is the propaganda arm of the CPC than to see it recycling the same misinforming "Canada is broken" bullshyte!
points-in-fact:
=> the Leger 'survey' is of members of its 'closed-shop' LEO community... where one can create an account to complete online surveys and
earn LEO points, redeemable for exclusive gift cards, AIR MILES® Reward Miles, PayPal transfers and more. Don't forget to enter our contests for a chance to win one of our many monthly prizes!
=> Leger is "up-front" in describing its methodology as a non-probability online survey - where a margin of error is technically not reported.
Stats Canada on Non-probability sampling:
Non-probability sampling is a method of selecting units from a population using a subjective (i.e. non-random) method. Since non-probability sampling does not require a complete survey frame, it is a fast, easy and inexpensive way of obtaining data. However, in order to draw conclusions about the population from the sample, it must assume that the sample is representative of the population. This is often a risky assumption to make in the case of non-probability sampling due to the difficulty of assessing whether the assumption holds. In addition, since elements are chosen arbitrarily, there is no way to estimate the probability of any one element being included in the sample. Also, no assurance is given that each item has a chance of being included, making it impossible either to estimate sampling variability or to identify possible bias.
Disadvantages of Non-probability Sampling:
Selection bias => In order to make inferences about the population, it requires strong assumptions about the similarity between the sample and the population even though the respondents are self-selected. Due to the selection bias presented in all non-probability samples, these are often dangerous assumptions to make. When generalization to the whole population is to be made, probability sampling should be performed instead.
Noncoverage (undercoverage) bias => Since some units in the population can have no chance of being included in the sample, it results noncoverage bias. For example, people without the internet at home might never be selected for a web panel and may differ from those with the internet.
Difficulty of assessing the quality => It is impossible to determine the probability that a unit in the population is selected for the sample, so reliable estimates and estimates of sampling error cannot be computed.
and, of course, PeePee revels in this misinformation... and lapdogs like Shady push the false talking point that "Canadians feel Canada is broken"... as distinct from Leger LEO community members takin' surveys for reward points. Hey Shady, is that your idea of random sampling? LOL!