Frank Graves
Born
Francis Louis Graves

1952 (age 70–71)
NationalityCanadian
Alma materCarleton University
OccupationPollster
Years active1980–present
OrganizationEkos 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, Graves was criticised making disparaging remarks against the Conservative Party, such as "If the cranky old men in Alberta don't like it, too bad. Go south and vote for Palin."[5] As he provided polling services to the Canadian Broadcasting Company, a review was carried out, which concluded the matter had been dealt with.[6] Graves later apologized for "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

  1. 1 2 "EKOS boss Frank Graves' ill advised threat to keep Pierre Poilievre from winning". National Post. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Contract Instructors". Carleton University Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Carleton University. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Our People". Sprott School of Business. Carleton University. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Michael Ignatieff is tacking left - finally". The Globe and Mail. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Frank Graves on a possible strategy for the Liberal Party". CBC Office of the Ombudsman. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  7. ↑ 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.