Mario Canseco is President of Research Co. He has analyzed and conducted public opinion research since 2003, designing and managing research projects for clients across private and public sectors. Mario is a sought-after commentator on political and sociological issues, and writes a column for Glacier Media. His articles have also appeared in the Vancouver Sun, the Globe and Mail and the National Observer.

Starting in 2007, Mario’s work as an electoral forecaster in four different companies has resulted in 158 correct predictions of democratic processes in Canada and the United States, including six Canadian federal elections, 26 Canadian provincial elections and four United States presidential elections.

Throughout his career, Mario coordinated research teams for a global public opinion firm that operated in Canada, the United States and Britain, worked as an editorial researcher for Peter C. Newman’s books “The Secret Mulroney Tapes” and “Here Be Dragons”; as a researcher at the Liu Institute for Global Issues at UBC; and in various journalistic roles around the world.

Mario holds a Masters of Journalism from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelors in Communications.