Michael Adams

Michael Adams is founder and president of the Environics Institute for Survey Research, and the author of seven books, including Could it Happen Here? Canada in the Age of Trump and Brexit. In 2016, he was named to the Order of Canada for his work in helping Canadians understand who they are as a country and a people.

Articles by this author

Image for The differences between Canada and the U.S. remain significant

The differences between Canada and the U.S. remain significant

by Michael Adams, Andrew Parkin December 20, 2022

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The shifting lens through which Canadians see the Wet’suwet’en crisis

by Andrew Parkin, Michael Adams March 2, 2020

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Canadian public’s opinion of US at unprecedented low

by Michael Adams November 21, 2018

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Canadian exceptionalism in attitudes toward immigration

by Michael Adams, Keith Neuman April 2, 2018

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What can Canada teach the US about immigration?

by Andrew Griffith, Michael Adams March 27, 2018

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Politics

Crime and populism

by Michael Adams September 2, 2014

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The myth of conservative Canada

by Michael Adams September 19, 2013

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New American values

by Michael Adams, Celinda Lake December 1, 2012

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Liberal values are still appealing

by Michael Adams November 1, 2012

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From compulsory to voluntary long-form census: What we stand to lose

by Michael Adams November 1, 2010