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Tyee Poll: How Much Should We Trust Election Polls?

Another day, another round of election polls claiming to give a snapshot of how Canadians might vote Oct. 19. But after so many fails, should we trust them?

Tyee media columnist Heather Libby recently made a case for shunning all national polls in favour of local riding-level data. But even candidate-based surveys can be demographically skewed by telephone and web-based methods.

With just two weeks to go, and many voters planning to vote strategically, we’re wondering how seriously you’re taking opinion polls.