Alright, holidaying Herle Burly-ites, welcome to our very last pod of 2020. Despite its weirdness, difficulties and downright tragedies, I feel damn thankful that all of you Herle Burly-ites stuck with us this year.

Doing the show is such a joy for me and I’m gratified you let me, my friends Scott Reid and Jenni Bryne, and my arcane references to Saskatchewan Roughrider lineman of the 70s and 80s into your ear buds all year long.

This week is a one-parter, and we’ve got researcher and pollster Frank Graves. Frank is the founder and President of Ekos Research Associates. He’s advised governments and ministers on matters of public policy and is a frequent commentator in both Canadian and American media.

We’re going to talk about why Frank's research shows greater strands of authoritarianism, changing public perceptions in the pandemic, and we're going to talk about Canadian politics and where the parties sit a possible election year.

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