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• Politics Survey

  Toronto: My City, My Neighbourhood, My Home

  Nine in Ten (92%) Feel at Home in Toronto - 67% Strongly
  One Quarter (24%) Feel Their Neighbourhood is a Better Place to Live Today than It Was Five Years Ago; Almost as Many (21%) Feel It Is Worse
  Four in Ten (40%) Say It's Hard Making New Friends in Toronto, While 43% Say They Would Like to Get Together with Their Neighbours . . . But Never Have

  09.08.03
• Politics Survey

  Leading Toronto: The Race for A New Mayor

  Barbara Hall (44%) Leads Race to Replace Mel Lastman, by Large Margin Followed by Nunziata (15%), Tory (13%), Miller (12%) and Jakobek (4%)
  
  Biggest Momentum to Hall and Miller, Jakobek Effectively Out of the Race for Votes
  
  Galvanizing "Ballot Box" Issue to Get Votes Yet to Emerge

  09.05.03
• Trends & Prospective Survey

  Eight in Ten (85%) Canadian Parents Concerned About Increase in Costs of a Post-Secondary Education

  Total Cost of a Post-Secondary Education Estimated to be More than $50,000
  Over Four in Ten (44%) Parents Expect to Split Costs with Child
  Four in Ten (38%) Have a Registered Education Savings Plans for their Children

  09.04.03
• Consumer Behavior Survey

  Consumer Economic Confidence Remains High

  Expectations About Interest Rates, Home Purchase Intentions, Job Security, and Personal Economic Forecasting Continue to Fuel Economic Confidence
  Seven in Ten (70%) Say Overall State of Canadian Economy is "Good," One in Three (34%) Think it will Improve
  Ipsos-Reid Canadian Economic Confidence Index Dips Slightly to 112.33, But Remains High

  09.01.03
• Media Measurement Survey

  More Canadians Look To The Internet To Book Travel Plans

  Over one-third (36%) of Internet users have booked elements of travel plans, and even more (56%) have researched travel plans online, but the average number of bookings has dropped

  08.28.03

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• Consumer Behavior Survey

  BRITISH COLUMBIANS SEE ECONOMIC GOLD IN 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS

  Public Predicts Games Will Be a Boon to Provincial Economy (71%), Retail Sales (81%) and Tourism Spending (88%)
  Benefit Expected to Extend Beyond Host Cities; Majority Expect Games to Benefit Retail Sales (72%) and Tourism Spending (78%) In Their Own Region of the Province

  08.27.03
• Politics Survey

  Two-Thirds (66%) of Canadians Believe Blackout Result of Technical, Not Supply Problems - 61% in Ontario Agree

  Seven in Ten (71%) Confident Electricity Companies Will Be Able to Sustain Demand Over the Next Number of Years, However Just 58% of Ontarians Concur
  One in Three (34%) Willing to Pay More for Hydro In Order to Invest in a More Fail-Safe System - 42% in Ontario
  Premier Eves (71% - 73% in Ontario) Leads List as Doing a `Good Job' During Blackout

  08.22.03
• Healthcare Survey

  Canadians and The Question of a Low-Carb Diet

  Nine in Ten (93%) Try to Make Healthy Eating Decisions
  Eight in Ten (78%) Aware Low-Carbohydrates Diet Can be Part of Weight Reduction Plan
  One in Three (35%) Likely to Try a Premium Low-Carbohydrate Light Beer

  08.22.03
• Politics Survey

  WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT:

  Governing Conservatives Hold Steady (36%, +1 from June), However they Continue To Trail Liberals (49%, +1) by 13 Points
  
  But Public Mixed on Eves Leadership
  
  And Six in Ten (60%) Still Say it is Time for a Change in Government

  08.20.03
• Consumer Behavior Survey

  Workplace Health and Safety Practices are Improving Across North America According to Employees...While Compliance with Workers' Compensation Laws is still an Issue

  Majority Of Workers Across North America Trust Their Workers' Compensation System To Act In Their Best Interests
  One-Quarter Of Workers Say That Employers Are Not Reporting Accidents When They Occur, And One In Three Workers Say They Know That Employees Report False Claims

  08.18.03
• Trends & Prospective Survey

  One in Three (36%) Employed Canadians Keep in Contact with Work When on Vacation

  Just Six in Ten (59%) Use Up All Their Vacation Days Each Year

  08.18.03