Is Saskatchewan a welcoming place for immigrants?

Are people in the province worried about Alzheimer's disease? HIV rates?

Should assisted suicide be legal? What are people saying about aboriginal taxation?

These and many other questions will be explored in Taking the Pulse of Saskatchewan — what's being called the biggest, most extensive set of public opinion surveys ever conducted in Saskatchewan.

They're the creation of the University of Saskatchewan's Social Sciences Research Lab, which last March surveyed more than 1,750 people on a broad range of social, health and economic topics.

There were about 60 questions, some on hot button topics including crime and public safety, plus immigration, health, aboriginal and moral issues.

"A lot of questions in there that really hit at people's real opinions and ideals and it's really interesting to hear them," researcher Trisha Keatings said.

According to Jason Disano, director of the Social Sciences Research Lab, some results reflect the conventional wisdom, while others may raise some eyebrows.

"Some of the reactions will be 'Oh, we saw that coming," Disano said. "That was expected. But ... I think there will be surprise for some of the results."

Over the next week, CBC the Leader-Post and the StarPhoenix will be unveiling a series of special reports based on the university's work.

Here at CBC, we'll have a special page where all our stories, interactive features and multimedia will be collected. That will include:

• New stories and features every day.
• An online forum.
• Coverage of our town hall meeting.
• Daily poll questions.
• What are people saying on Twitter?

Want to weigh in on the discussion? Drop us a line below or send a tweet with the hashtag #ttpsask.

TOMORROW: Is Saskatchewan a welcoming place for immigrants?