The anonymity of a phone line is the secret to the success for Darrell Bricker and John Wright of Ipsos Reid, the largest market research company in Canada. Ipsos' accuracy in gathering people's thoughts and predicting trends makes them the go-to source for major companies seeking answers to unusual questions, such as: What would your ideal lover look like? Would you rather touch the Stanley Cup or Dorothy's ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz? And, do you believe in ghosts? In Canuckology, Wright and Bricker, the bestselling authors of What Canadians Think about Almost Everything, share with us the wealth of their thousands of polls, drawn from conversations with some unlikely characters, including the retired man who still believes in Santa Claus, the non-parent who freaks out about toy safety, and the woman who would rather take her dad to a movie premiere than George Clooney. Filled with hilarious insights from every province and territory, as well as from people of every age, gender and economic standing -- and peppered with fun factoids and quizzes -- Canuckology is compulsive, must-have reading for any Canadian.

Canuckology - From Dollars to Donuts—Canada's Premier Pollsters Reveal What Canadians Think and Why

Le XXe siècle a été le siècle de l'explosion démographique. Le XXIe sera celui du vieillissement de l'humanité. Déjà à l'oeuvre en Europe et en Asie, le déclin démographique est un défi pour la planète. Ce livre pionnier décortique la révolution en gestation. Une planète qui vieillit et se vide de ses habitants, c'est une planète plus calme et plus écologique. Mais aussi plus terne, sans jeunesse, sans feu, moins innovante, et économiquement en panne.

 Le médicament qui n'aura pas été inventé, la technologie qui n'aura pas été perfectionnée, le tout parce qu'il y a moins de gens cette année que l'année précédente - comment évaluer cela ? Un déficit d'optimisme juvénile : voilà le prix très élevé que nous pourrions avoir à payer pour notre décroissance démographique.

Planète vide ; le choc de la décroissance démographique mondiale

Longlisted for the National Business Book AwardWhere will the world go after COVID-19? CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs Darrell Bricker's prescient and timely new book has the insights and the data to understand what we are going through and why, and who we still are despite the disruption. While the world around us has changed, Bricker's extensive research and analysis resonate for the future. In this groundbreaking new book, Bricker, a Canadian expert in what Canadians will want and need, distills the trends based on real and extensive demographic data and dares to forecast what will come next. Why is Harley-Davidson making smaller motorcycles and changing the way they sell their bikes? Should restaurateurs be focusing on vibrant, frenetic restaurants offering the latest food fashion or on open, quieter restaurants that focus on tasty standard fare? What's the fastest-growing sector in the housing market? Where should companies plan on setting up shop? Why do we face a population crisis? Which provinces will become the haves and which the have-nots? Where will Canadians be emigrating from, and where will they live? Should we be building more hockey arenas or basketball courts, or even cricket pitches?Next is the first book in decades that offers an honest, often provocative prescription for where we will live, what we'll be buying and who our leaders will be in the decades to come. Filled with stories of Canadians making critical decisions for their businesses and their personal lives, Next will appeal to a wide audience: anyone who is wondering where they should look for their next job or where they might plan on living in retirement-even how they will live in Canada's ever-changing future.

Next - Where to Live, What to Buy, and Who Will Lead Canada's Future

Le XXe siècle a été le siècle de l'explosion démographique. Le XXIe sera celui du vieillissement de l'humanité. Déjà à l'ouvre en Europe et en Asie, le déclin démographique est un défi pour la planète. Ce livre pionnier décortique la révolution en gestation. Une planète qui vieillit et se vide de ses habitants, c'est une planète plus calme et plus écologique. Mais aussi plus terne, sans jeunesse, sans feu, moins innovante, et économiquement en panne.

« Le médicament qui n'aura pas été inventé, la technologie qui n'aura pas été perfectionnée, le tout parce qu'il y a moins de gens cette année que l'année précédente - comment évaluer cela ? Un déficit d'optimisme juvénile : voilà le prix très élevé que nous pourrions avoir à payer pour notre décroissance démographique. »

Planète vide - Le choc de la décroissance démographique mondiale

For almost its entire history, Canada has been run by the political, media and business elites of Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. But in the past few years, these groups have lost their power-and most of them still do not realize it's gone. The Laurentian Consensus, the term John Ibbitson has coined for the dusty liberal elite, has been replaced by a new, powerful coalition based in the West and supported by immigrant voters in Ontario. How did this happen?Most people are unaware that the keystone economic and political drivers of this country are now Western Canada and immigrants from China, India and other Asian countries. Politicians and businesspeople have underestimated how conservative these newcomers are making our country. Canada, with its ever-evolving economy and fluid demographic base, has become divorced from the traditions of its past and is moving in an entirely new direction. In The Big Shift, Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson argue that one of the world's most consensual countries is becoming polarized, exhibiting stark differences between East and West, cities and suburbs, Canadianborn citizens and immigrants. The winners-in both politics and business- will be those who can capitalize on the tremendous changes that the Big Shift will bring.

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