The Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy is a research center at Wilfrid Laurier University which studies issues pertaining to the creation, use and representation of public opinion in the policy process. The Institute serves as a catalyst to promote individual and collaborative research on these issues. In addition, the Institute monitors the practices and claims of the public opinion and interest group industries, and serves as an educational resource to the University and the larger community on questions and issues pertaining to those claims and practices.

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Submissions from 2025

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Researching Post-Industrial Political Behaviour With The National Occupation Classification In The 2019 and 2021 Canada Election Studies, Simon Kiss and Rafael Campos-Gottardo

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Comparing Ideology and COVID-19 Preferences of Canadian Public Health Workers and the General Population, Simon Kiss, Patrick Fafard, Andrea Perrella, Ketan Shankardass, Erick Lachapelle, Matthew Arp, and Joslyn Trowbridge

Submissions from 2023

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Summary Findings of the 2022 Ontario Provincial Election Survey, Matthew Arp, Simon Kiss, Anthony Piscitelli, Laura Pin, Jason Roy, and Zachary Spicer

Submissions from 2021

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Cognitive Reflection Test & Alternatives, Matthew Arp

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Summary of Waterloo Region Vote Intention, Spring 2021, Simon Kiss, Andrea Perrella, and Anthony Piscitelli

Submissions from 2020

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Informed Consent and Participant Outcomes, Matthew Arp