Top rated public opinion polling expert to speak at library about the shift in political alliances in Canada.

By Pepper Parr

BURLINGTON, ON.  March 9, 2013   The Mayor of Burlington wants to Inspire and holds four events each year when he brings in good guests speakers – he is pretty close to SOLD OUT in terms of the audience he gets.

Ian Elliott over at the Different Drummer wants to engage you and while he doesn’t draw sold out crowds he packs his shop on Locust Street and draws a decent audience when his events are held at the Library.

Darrell Bricker: pollster and author.

The next ‘engaging” event  from A Different Drummer Books is seismic in scale.   Darrell Bricker, leading Canadian public opinion analyst and CEO of Ipsos Global Public Affairs, introduces The Big Shift, a startling portrait of the current state of social and political engagement across our nation.

Bricker to speak at library on his book.

THE BIG SHIFT: The Seismic Change in Canadian Politics, Business and Culture and What it Means for Our Future.  That’s a pretty heady title – almost alarmist.  Bricker had John Ibbitson of the Globe & Mail as a collaborator on the book which gives it a little more oomph than just the words of a numbers cruncher.

Written by Bricker in collaboration with The Globe and Mail’s Chief Political Correspondent John Ibbitson, and based upon comprehensive survey and research, The Big Shift boldly engages with the concerns of Canadians in a provocative and compelling analysis.

The Different Drummer, in their promotional piece describes Darrell Bricker as a renowned worldwide consultant, writer and speaker who shares his extraordinary findings and discusses their import in a highly stimulating presentation.

Bricker speaks at our next Engaging Ideas lecture and discussion evening, presented by A Different Drummer Books in partnership with Burlington Public Library, on Monday,  March 18 at 7pm in Centennial Hall, Burlington Central Library.

We got this from a usually reliable source: “The political, media and business elites of Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal ran this country for almost its entire history. But in the last few years, they have lost their power, and most of them still do not realize it’s gone. The Laurentian Consensus, a name John Ibbitson coined for the dusty liberal elite, has been replaced by a new, powerful coalition based in the West and supported by immigrant voters in Ontario. So what happened?

Great global migrations have washed over Canada. Most people are unaware that the keystone economic and political drivers of this country are now Western Canada and the immigrants from China, India, and other Asian countries who increasingly are turning Ontario into a Pacific-oriented province. Those in politics and business have greatly underestimated how conservative these newcomers are, and how conservative they are making our country. Canada, with an ever-evolving and growing economy and a constantly changing demographic base, has become divorced from the traditions of its past and is moving in an entirely new direction.

In the Big Shift, John Ibbitson and Darrell Bricker argue that one of the world’s most consensual countries is polarizing, with the west versus the east, suburban versus urban, immigrants versus old school, coffee drinkers versus consumers of energy drinks. The winners—in politics, in business, in life—will figure out where the people are and go there too.”

Bricker will be speaking at the same time the Mayor presides over a city council meeting.  In the past those council meetings have been blessedly short – you just might be able to get to both the same night.  If you have to make a choice – go to the library; you can always catch the Council meeting on Cogeco Cable.

To reserve seats, please contact us at (905) 639 0925 or diffdrum@mac.com.


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