Frank Graves (pollster)
Frank Graves | |
|---|---|
| Born | Francis Louis Graves 1952 (age 71–72)[citation needed] |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Carleton University |
| Occupation | Pollster |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Organization | Ekos Research Associates |
Frank Graves is a Canadian applied social researcher. He is the founder and president of Ekos Research Associates.[1]
Education
In 1980, he quit his doctoral studies in sociology and founded Ekos Research Associates using $5,000 he borrowed from his father.[2]
Career
Graves is a contract instructor with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University [3] and serves on the advisory board at Carleton's Sprott School of Business.[4]
In April 2010, Conservative Party President John Walsh filed a complaint with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), accusing Graves of sharing resources with the Liberal Party and belying his role as a supposedly neutral pollster. In his complaint, Walsh cited an earlier interview with Lawrence Martin where Graves acknowledged that he advised the Liberal Party to invoke a "culture war" by accusing the Conservative Party of being homophobic, racist, and autocratic.[5] Graves was providing polling services to the CBC at the time. An investigation conducted by the CBC ombudsman concluded that "whatever Mr. Graves's private views, CBC journalists do not appear to have violated CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices in dealing with him."[6] Graves later apologized for what he described as his "incendiary" comments.[7]
In April 2022, Graves criticized Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre and his supporters in a series of Twitter messages, including a statement to Poilievre: "You are on notice. Going to make sure you are never going to lead my country. I don’t make idle threats."[1]
References
- ^ a b "EKOS boss Frank Graves' ill advised threat to keep Pierre Poilievre from winning". National Post. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Valpy, Michael (17 June 2011). "A pollster's painful reckoning: 'How could I have screwed up so badly?'". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Contract Instructors". Carleton University Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Carleton University. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Our People". Sprott School of Business. Carleton University. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Michael Ignatieff is tacking left - finally". The Globe and Mail. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Frank Graves on a possible strategy for the Liberal Party". CBC Office of the Ombudsman. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Curry, Bill (23 April 2010). "Pollster Frank Graves apologizes, denies anti-Tory bias". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2022.