Frank Graves | |
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Born | Francis Louis Graves 1952 (age 70–71)[ citation needed ] |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | Carleton University |
Occupation | Pollster |
Years active | 1980–present |
Organization | Ekos Research Associates |
Frank Graves is a Canadian applied social researcher. He is the founder and president of Ekos Research Associates. [1]
In 1980, he quit his doctoral studies in sociology and founded Ekos Research Associates using $5,000 he borrowed from his father. [2]
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]
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