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Calgarians Penalize Mayor And Council
48% Disapprove of the Mayor and City Council's Ability to Work Together to Address Important Issues
Calgarians Almost Twice as Likely to Blame Council (46%) Over the Mayor (25%) for Failing to Communicate and Cooperate with Each Other
Perception that the Mayor and City Council Are on the "Right Track" (74%) Has Dropped 13 Points Since October -
Two-Thirds (66% versus 31%) of Canadians Approve of Prime Minister's Handling of Iraq Crisis
Seven in Ten (69% versus 30%) Say Canada Should Stay Out of the Conflict
Majority (52% versus 45%) Oppose US Lead Military Action Against Iraq
Majority (54% versus 41%)Say President Doing Wrong Thing Regarding Iraq -
BC Provincial Political Scene
BC Liberals (44%) Widen Lead over NDP (30%)
MacPhail (51%) Continues to Lead Campbell (42%) in Job Approval, But Campbell (47%) Beats MacPhail (32%) As Choice For Best Premier -
Small Business Big On Campbell Government
Eight in Ten (78%) Small Business Owners Say BC Liberals Are Moving In The "Right Direction" In Terms Of Changes Made For Small Business
44% Say BC's Business Climate Is Already In "Better Shape" Than When The Liberals Were First Elected and 66% Say It Will Be In "Better Shape" Two Years From Now
Owners Say Taxes (40%) And The Economy (23%) Should Receive The Greatest Attention From BC's Leaders -
`A Good Understanding Of The Basics' (91%) Tops 7 Goals As To What Parents Say Their Children Need For A Successful Education--But Only Half (51%) Are Completely Satisfied With Their Child's Progress Towards This Goal
Study of 1,000 Parents of Children Aged 8-15 finds That 44% Agree Curriculum Becoming More Difficult To Keep Up With
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Healthcare Funding: Assessing the Federal and Provincial Positions
Two-Thirds (67%) Agree With Provincial Position, Almost As Many (62%) Agree With Federal Position
But When Push Comes To Shove, The Nod Goes To The Premiers (51%) -
Eves' Ontario Conservatives (38%) Move Up In Wake of Hydro Rate Cap, But Still Trail McGuinty's Liberals (45%), with the NDP (14%) and Green Party (3%) Trailing
Eves Viewed as Leader That Would Make Best Premier (42%)
Government Receives High Marks on Handling of Hydro -
Crime In British Columbia
One-in-Three (32%) BC Households a Victim of Crime in Past Two Years; Vast Majority (86%) of Crimes Reported to Police
Seven-in-Ten (71%) BC Residents Thinks Courts and Justice System Too Soft on Law Breakers
Residents Split on How to Get Tougher; Longer Sentences (33%), Community Service (30%), Financial Compensation (30%)
Majority (60%) of British Columbians Willing to Pay More Taxes to Hire More Police Officers -
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 -
With a New Throne Speech, Chretien Liberals Notch Up (44%) and Remain Most Popular Party
While Conservatives (15%), Alliance (15%) and NDP (13%) Continue to Trail Badly
The Green Party (4%) Shows Up on Radar Screen . . . Especially in British Columbia