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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
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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 -
Six in Ten (62%) Say Canada Should Side with France, Germany and Russia to Allow UN Inspectors More Time in Iraq
But Majority (55%) Agrees if Iraq Does Not Provide Evidence, Military Action Should Be Taken
Half (52%) Don't Believe United Nations Currently Has Enough Evidence to Authorise Military Action - Even Though Only 21% Believes Iraq Has Destroyed It's Weapons of Mass Destruction
Six in Ten (58%) Approve of Prime Minister's Handling of Iraq Situation