[3] In 1980, he quit his doctoral studies in sociology and founded Ekos Research Associates using $5,000 he borrowed from his father.
[6] In April 2010, Graves was criticised for making disparaging remarks against the Conservative Party, such as "If the cranky old men in Alberta don't like it, too bad.
"[7] As he provided polling services to the Canadian Broadcasting Company, a review was carried out, which concluded the matter had been dealt with.
[8] Graves later apologized for "incendiary" comments and denied anti-Conservative bias in his polling.
[9] In April 2022, in a now-deleted post on Twitter, Graves called Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre an "authoritarian populist" and said he would "make sure you are never going to lead my country.