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Canada and the Iraq War: Two Solitudes Emerge
Nationally, Equal Numbers Support (48%) and Oppose (48%) the U.S. Led Military Action Against Iraq
However, A Majority (54%)of English Canada Now Support War While Just 29% In Quebec Do
Half (51%) of Canadians Support Offering Help to Coalition -- Six in Ten (58%) in English Canada Support Move Compared to 28% in Quebec -
Six in Ten (61%) Canadians Concerned About Contracting Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Two-Thirds (66%) Believe Travellers Arriving In Canada From SARS Hot Spots Should be Quarantined and Canadians Should Not Be Allowed to Travel To These Regions. Millions of Canadians Changing Habits to Protect Themselves
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WAR IN IRAQ: THE END GAME
Country Split as to Whether Iraqi People Will View U.S. Coalition As Liberators (48%) or Enemies (45%)
Canadians Divided on Length of War in Iraq - Half (47%)Believe Coalition Will Accomplish Regime Change by End of April, While Other Half (48%) Disagree -- 30%Say It Will Take More Than a Year
Majority (54%) Of Canadians Do Not Believe Iraq Will Be a Thriving Democracy 5 Years After the War
Nine in Ten (88%) Say Casualty Count Will Be High -
A Country Divided on War in Iraq
Regional Differences Offer Sharp Contrasts
Now That War Has Started Majority (59%) of Canadians Glad Country Decided To Stay Out - But 45% Say Canada Should Now Join Military Effort
While Two-Thirds (67%) Say That Not Siding with United States Shows Canada as Independent on the World Stage, Half (47%) Feel We've Turned Our Back on Closest Friend, and Six in Ten (61%)Say Decision Will Have Serious Economic Consequences For Canada
Approval (56%) of Prime Minister's Handling of Iraq Situation Declines 10 Points In Week -
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 Federal Political Scene
Federal Liberals (37%) Maintain Lead Over Alliance (26%); NDP (17%) Drops 5 Points
Clark (57%) Tops in Approval - Ahead of Chrйtien (51%) and Harper (51%); Newcomer Layton Trails (41%) -
Majority (52% Versus 43%) of Canadians Say United Nations Should Now Authorise Military Action Against Iraq
Six in Ten (59%) Oppose American Military Action Outside of UN
Country Split as to American Attack (48%) Next Week or More Time (49%) In Offing Due to UN Pressure -
Ontario Politics: A Diagnostic in a Pre-Election Run-up
Ontario Liberals (39%) Viewed As Party That Would Provide the Best Overall Government for Ontario, Followed by Conservatives (35%) and NDP (12%)
Liberals Seen As Best Party in Five of Twelve Areas, While Tories Tops in Four, NDP in One -
A Tilt Towards War With Iraq
Majority (51%) of Canadians - Up from 45% Last Week - Now Say United Nations Has Enough Evidence to Authorise Military Action Against Iraq
However, Canadians (62%) Continue to Feel Country Should Support Allowing More Time in Iraq for UN Inspectors
Six in Ten (62%) Say Canada Should Only Provide Military Assistance if Action is Authorised by United Nations -
Ontario Liberals (43%) Continue to Lead Conservatives (36%) by 7 Points, While NDP (15%) and Green Party (5%) Trail Behind
Majority (57%) Believe Time for Another Party to Take Over, Just One in Three (37%) Say Tories Deserve Re-election