Brian Owen: The numbers don't lie — North Vancouver residents interested in amalgamation

Most people are familiar with political polling as a means of gauging support for politicians, both incumbents and aspirants.
As widespread as this practice is, critics have long complained that it turns politics and leadership into a popularity contest, a horse race that emphasizes style over substance.
Recently, our firm was involved in a project in the District of North Vancouver in which the issue, and not the individual, was the focus of the research.
Commissioned by the district’s co