Research & Data | Ontario Centrist Party

Research & Data STATUS: BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE

Publish the data

Research & Data

Publish the data before we publish the policy.

The research that shapes every pillar of our platform will be public. The methodology will be public. The datasets will be downloadable. If it is not here, we did not do it.

Q3 2026

First Civility Index release

Score components in development

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Methods and datasets public

Research Status

Flagship instrument

In development

The Civility Index

Quarterly measurement of political discourse

Q3 2026 target

First scoring with raw data published

Transparency rule

If ours drops below any party, we publish it

If it is not here, we did not do it. Publish the data first.

Flagship Instrument

The Civility Index

A quarterly measurement of political discourse across Ontario’s four major parties. The methodology is being drafted now. First scoring will publish in Q3 2026 with raw data and per-component weights fully public. If ours drops below any other party, we will publish that fact.

Status

Building the infrastructure

Methodology in development Q3 2026 release Raw data public

Methodology in development

Q3 2026

Score components being developed:

Evidence density – percent of statements backed by a cited source

Opposition naming – attack framing vs proposal framing

Claim verifiability – percent of claims tied to public data

Corrections issued – how often a party corrects itself

Policy substantiveness – average detail per public communication

Publish the data first

Methodology and datasets will be public and downloadable.

Methods public Weights public Raw data public

What we have published

To date

Published work and strategy documents that are already in the public record.

Women at the Centre 2024

Women’s Rights in Canada – Policy and Implementation

Federal policy paper authored for the parent party, adaptable to provincial context.

Policy paper

Strategic June 2025

Strategic Identity Framework

Party-wide adoption of the five Identity Groups authored by Party Leader Mansoor Qureshi.

Core 5 leadership model defined

21-day team setup target

6-week public deliverable requirement

Platform Oct 2025

Ontario Centrist Party Platform v2025.10

Two pillars substantively drafted. Three in development.

Platform release

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