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What Younger Canadians (18 to 34) Want As Gifts This Holiday Season for the World and Themselves
World Peace (36%) Tops Global Wish List, Spending Time with Friends/Family (14%) and Personal Happiness (14%) Top Emotional Wish List, While a New Car (19%) Top Material Gift Wish List
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Searching For Online Health Information The Number One Online Activity In Canada
Two-Thirds Of All Online Canadians Have Visited A Health Website, Up From 55% In 2000
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Three Quarters (74%) Of Canadians Say It Is Reasonable That Governments Develop A Plan For Healthcare System Within 100 Days Of The Release Of The Romanow Report
However, Confidence Is Mixed On What Such A Plan Will Deliver.
Almost All (97%) Canadians Say it is Important that Governments Actively Involve Heath Care Professionals in Developing Plan to Renew Health System -
Awaiting Romanow: Priorities for Healthcare Spending
Top Priorities For Healthcare are Waiting Lists for MRIs/CAT-Scans (63%), Homecare (49%), Primary Healthcare Services (44%), and Prevention Services (42%) According to Canadians
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Nine in Ten (88%) Say New Taxes Unnecessary for Healthcare -- Just Need to Spend Current Healthcare Money More Efficiently
Two-Thirds (65%) Indicate User Fees, More Private Money in Canadian Healthcare System Not Needed
Six in Ten (61%) Think Federal Government Should Implement Romanow Recommendations Even if It Means a Slight Tax Increase -
Municipal Issues In BC: Security And Policing
Education (18%), Transportation (17%), Crime (16%) And Health Care (15%) Top Municipal Issues
Four-In-Ten (44%) BC Residents Feeling Less Secure In Local Community
But, Eight-In-Ten Satisfied With Police Performance At Enforcing Laws (79%) And Preventing Crime (76%) -
Approaching First Year Anniversary, Calgarians Give Mayor And Council Top Marks
Eight-in-ten Calgarians approve of the job done by Mayor Bronconnier (84%) and City Council (81%)
A similar number say the Mayor (80%) and Council (76%) have either met or exceeded their expectations
A strong majority believe the Mayor and City Council are on the right track (87%) and the same number (87%) approve of their overall management of the City