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Global Optimism Declines According to Ipsos Global Trends 9th Edition

Opportunities arise as economic adjustments and global dynamics reshape consumer optimism according to the 9th edition of Ipsos Global Trends.

Despite Economic Slowdown, Seven in Ten (69%) Are Planning to Vacation this Year

One in three (33%) say they'd consider taking a cruise for their next vacation

Majority (53%) Sides With Running Major Deficit of at Least $30 to $40 Billion in Coming Budget to Stimulate Economy

Four in ten (41%) Say Major Deficit is a `Waste of Money', Will do Little to Get Country out of Recession

Majority (54%) `Strongly Agrees' Educational Institutions Should Work More Closely With Business to Produce Highly-Skilled People Needed to Sustain and Improve Canada's Economy

Nine in ten (91%) Say Practical Training More Important in Getting Laid Off Workers Back on the Job than Theoretical Education

Normal Programming Will Resume Shortly... For Those That Notice?

Almost One-Half of Time Spent Online is Multi-Tasking--44% of Canadians are Online While Conducting Other Activities, Such As Watching TV, or Listening to the Radio Time Spent Online Continues to be On Par with Television Watching, Although Skews Heavily Toward the Younger Generation

If Obama Closes Guantanamo, Two Thirds (64%) Say Prime Minister Harper Should Ask to Bring Omar Khadr Back to Canada, Not Keep in U.S. (36%)

Two Thirds (65%) of Canadians Believe Relationship between Canada and U.S. Will Be Better for Canadians with Obama Compared to Bush, but Most Believe Issue Progress Will Stay the Same, Not Get Better

And If Obama Asks, Majority (71%) Says Canada Should Say `No' To Any Extension of Canada's Mission in Afghanistan

From Bush's Legacy to Obama's Hope:

Seven in Ten (72%) `Disagree' Bush's Critics Have Been Too Harsh, While Most Agree (86%) That Obama's Presidency Brings Hope for the Future

Three Quarters (76%) of Canadians Believe Obama's Election a `Good Thing'--Up a Whopping 50 Points over What They Thought of Bush at Outset of His 2004 Term

Majority (52%) Believes Expectations of Obama Overblown and Think Impact of President in First Term Will be Modest Except in one Area: 81% Say He'll Improve U.S. Image around the World