David Coletto

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Recent work

• We polled Canadians on Carney’s big projects. They like them — with a catchOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 2, 2026
• David Coletto: Canadians are backing Mark Carney on the U.S. trade war — but how far will the support go?Opinion · Toronto Star · Aug 23, 2026
• David Coletto: Is Doug Ford losing the room?Opinion · Toronto Star · May 6, 2026
• David Coletto: When we feel the world is unstable, we don’t want to take any chances. Here’s why that’s good for the Liberals in three upcoming by-electionsOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 4, 2026
• David Coletto: Canadians told us what they think of Mark Carney after a year as prime ministerOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 13, 2026
• David Coletto: Mark Carney supports the latest attacks on Iran. Don’t expect the Canadian public to share that viewOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 28, 2026
• David Coletto: The one thing standing in the way of Pierre Poilievre becoming prime minister is Pierre PoilievreOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 28, 2026
• David Coletto: The one thing standing in the way of Pierre Poilievre becoming prime minister: Pierre PoilievreOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 27, 2026
• If an election were held now, would Canadians vote for Poilievre or Carney? It depends what they’re worried aboutOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 1, 2025
• David Coletto: Pierre Poilievre’s popularity is unprecedented. But is his future as Conservative leader safe?Opinion · Toronto Star · Nov 12, 2025
• Canadians feel like they’re just barely holding on. This is what it means for our futureOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 26, 2025
• Canadians feel like they’re just barely holding on. This is what means for our futureOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 25, 2025
• Three issues are keeping Canadians up at night. Here’s one way the government can make us feel better about the futureOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 14, 2025
• Canada is ready for an ‘Age of Reassurance.’ Here’s one way to get itOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 13, 2025
• This one thing could affect whether Canadians survive or thrive. Are you ready for the next great political revolution?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jul 21, 2025
• Mark Carney likes to talk about growing the economy, but do ordinary Canadians care?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jun 13, 2025
• Two pollsters talk about why they think Carney could be a transformational leaderOpinion · Toronto Star · May 15, 2025
• All Pierre Poilievre had to do was strongly oppose Trump. This is why he couldn’t easily do soOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 25, 2025
• Three numbers tell the story of the election this week, and none of them looks good for PoilievreOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 11, 2025
• ‘It’s not over’: Two pollsters explain how Mark Carney pulled ahead — and why he shouldn’t get too comfortableOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 11, 2025
• Trump has Canadian voters tuned in. But on election day, who will turn out?Opinion · Toronto Star · Apr 5, 2025
• These three numbers tell the story of the election so farOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 27, 2025
• How have Mark Carney and the Liberals kept extending their lead? These three numbers tell the storyOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 26, 2025
• Anderson and Coletto: International assistance is the smart, Canadian thing to doOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Aug 17, 2023
• The deadly globalization of public healthOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 18, 2020
• The deadly globalization of public healthOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 17, 2020