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CANADIANS OFTEN KNOW THE BASICS OF TIRE CARE, BUT DON'T ALWAYS PUT THIS KNOWLEDGE INTO PRACTICE
Almost All Canadian Drivers (96%) Consider Checking Tire Pressure an Important Aspect of Vehicle Maintenance. Yet, Less than Half of Drivers (45%) Check Their Tire Pressure Monthly or More Often
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THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF AIRLINES (66%) ARE A BIGGER CONCERN TO CANADIANS THAN THE THREAT OF TERRORISM ON FLIGHTS (52%)
Six-in-Ten (62%) are Worried that the Maintenance Standards of an Aircraft Might Cause a Failure of the Plane they are On
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EIGHT-IN-TEN (78%) CANADIANS WOULD FEEL SAFER WITH AN AIR MARSHAL ON FLIGHTS
Seven-in-Ten (72%) Believe that the Federal Government should Cover the Cost of Providing Air Marshals on Canada's Airlines
Two-Thirds (67%) Say they Would be More Likely to Fly if they Knew an Air Marshal was on Board -
AS REMEMBRANCE DAY APPROACHES, EIGHT-IN-TEN (84%) CANADIANS BELIEVE MORE SHOULD BE DONE TO HONOUR OUR VETERANS
WITH THE CURRENT WAR ON TERRORISM, REMEMBRANCE DAY HAS A SPECIAL MEANING THIS YEAR FOR A MAJORITY (67%) OF CANADIANS
SIX-IN-TEN (58%)SAY THEY WILL ATTEND A REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE THIS YEAR -
CANADIANS LOOK TO THE GOVERNMENT TO COMBAT RECESSION
Three-Quarters of Canadians Believe that Special Measures are Required by the Federal Government to Deal with the Economic Downturn (78%) and that the Government Should Introduce a New Infrastructure Program to Create Jobs (74%)
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MOST (87%) CANADIANS HAVE NOT ALTERED PERSONAL SPENDING SINCE THE TERRORIST ATTACKS
However, One In Ten (9%) Say They Have Spent Less as a Result of September 11th , While 16% Plan to Spend Less Over the Next Few Months
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THE TALENT GAME: ATTRACTING AND RETAINING EMPLOYEES
Improved Employee Benefits Tops The List As The Most Important Thing Employers Could Offer Employees (70%) To Stay or Leave Their Current Work Place, Followed by an Extra Week of Vacation (66%)
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REPORT CARD ON BRITISH COLUMBIA'S PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSYEM
MAJORITY (61%) OF BRITISH COLUMBIANS SATISFIED WITH STATE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
MOST (60%) THINK THEIR LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD IS DOING A GOOD JOB AT MEETING THEIR COMMUNITY'S UNIQUE NEEDS
BUT, HALF (48%) OF BC PUBLIC DISAGREES PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IS DOING A GOOD JOB OF PREPARING STUDENTS FOR TODAY'S WORKFORCE
AND, TWO-THIRD'S (65%) BELIEVES PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING A MUCH BETTER EDUCATION THAN PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS -
STRESS TAKES ITS TOLL: 25% OF CANADIANS ARE `OVERWHELMED' BY CURRENT WORLD EVENTS
At least 920,000 (4% of Canadian adults) admit to having visited a doctor or professional counselor to help cope with feelings, physical or anxiety symptoms because of terrorism threat and war
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91% HISTORY TEACHERS SAY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS NATION-WIDE TO ACQUIRE THE SAME BODY OF HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE
TEACHERS RANK THE HISTORY OF "CANADA AT WAR" AS THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT FOR KIDS TO LEARN ABOUT IN SCHOOL