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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 -
While Seven in Ten (71%) Canadians Agree Parliament, Not Courts, Should Make Laws in Canada. . .
Eight in Ten (78%) Agree That Courts Are Within Their Right to Issue Legally Binding Decisions That Are Based on Constitutional Grounds
But Slight Majority (54%) Feel That Judges in Canada Have Too Much Power -
Majority (55%) of Canadians Say Pellet Guns Should Be Banned Outright
However, Seven in Ten (70%) Feel That, Like Other Guns, You Should Need a Licence to Own and Use a Pellet Gun
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Seven in Ten (71%) Canadians Say American Involvement in Iraq Turning into Another Vietnam
Plurality (44%)Believe U.S. Knowingly Used Incorrect or Fabricated Intelligence To Build Case for War - 32% Say Reports Were Correct and Weapons are Still Yet to Be Found, 19% Believe Intelligence was Simply Incorrect
70% Say That President Bush Should Face Impeachment Hearings if an Inquiry Finds He Knowingly Used Incorrect or Fabricated Intelligence to Convince Congress to Approve Iraq Military Action -
Two-Thirds (65%) of Ontarians `Very Concerned' that Qualified Students Will Be Unable to Attend a Publicly Funded Ontario University Due to Increased Fees or Lack of Space
Half (47%) Feel There Has Been a Decrease in Quality of Post-Secondary Education in Province Since 1995 . . . Province Split on Grading with 49% Giving Government Grades of `A', `B' or `C', While 48% Give Grade of `D' or Lower on Post-Secondary Education
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Seven in Ten (71%) Now Feel Prime Minister and Canada Justified in Not Supporting U.S. Coalition in Iraq Military Action
Most (59%)Canadians Say U.S. Knowingly Used Incorrect or Fabricated Intelligence (42%)or Believe Intelligence was Simply Incorrect (17%)to Justify Attack on Iraq
Only One in Three (35%) Now Say Reports of Weapons of Mass Destruction Were Correct and That Coalition Has Just Not Found the Evidence Yet -
New PC Leader MacKay Convention Fallout
Despite Public Pummelling on PC Convention, Majority of Canadians Have No Impression of Peter MacKay (66%) and are Neither More or Less Likely to Vote PC in Next Election with the New Leader (54%)
Positive (15%) versus Negative (15%)Impressions of New Leader Wash
Federal Liberals Continue to Lead with 45% of the Vote -
Outbreaks: Canadian's Reaction to SARS and Mad Cow Disease
Despite Renewed Outbreak of SARS, Concern Remains Constant at One in Three (33%)
However, Half (51%) are Concerned Canada Will Be Affected by Mad Cow Disease