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BC Political Scene June 2002
BC Liberals (48%) Maintain Lead Over NDP (25%), Greens (18%)
MacPhail (47%) Ahead Of Campbell (41%) In Approval Ratings -
Lowest Level of Job Approval (46%) for Jean Chretien Since Becoming Prime Minister
While Eight in Ten (78%) Approve of Performance of Former Finance Minister Paul Martin
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Seven in Ten (68%) Canadians Say That Prime Minister Should Step Down - Including 58% of Liberal Supporters
Despite Recent Scandals, Liberals (43%) Remain Most Popular Party
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BC Public Still Backs Liberals, But Many Questioning Their Choice
BC Liberals Maintain Support of Nearly 1-in-2 BC Voters; NDP Vote Remains Static (27%), Greens Up 4 Points (20%)
Majority of BC Voters (65%) Finding It More Difficult to Stand Behind Liberals
Few See NDP as Effective Opposition (7%); 1-in-3 Believe Media (34%) and the General Public (34%) More Effective -
BC Public Critical Of Liberal Current Performance, But See Long-Term Benefits
6-in-10 British Columbians Are Disappointed With Liberal Government and Premier's Performance Since Taking Office
63% of BC Public Believes Liberals Blind to Impact of Their Changes, But 59% Think Actions Are Necessary
68% Express Doubts About Liberals' Decision Making; Trust in Government to Keep Promises Has Decreased (46%)
Majority (59%) See Long-Term Payoff With Liberal Policies, Though Public Split on Clarity of Liberal Vision for Future -
BC Public Critical Of Current State Of Province, But Optimistic For Future
Majority (53%) Thinks BC is in Worse Shape Than a Year Ago, But Most (50%) Believe We'll Be Better Off in Future
Majority of Critics (63%) Blame Liberal Management for Current Woes; Fewer (22%) Blame External Factors
Majority Very Critical of State of Health Care and Education in BC; Expect Problems to Persist to End of Liberal Mandate
Most Downbeat on BC's Economy and Government Finances, But Expect Improvements in the Future -
Three-Quarters (77%) of Americans Believe Potential Terrorist Have Slipped Into U.S. Through Canada
Majority (72%) of These Americans Blame U.S. Immigration and Border Security
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While 60% of Canadians Consider U.S.A. Canada's Closest Friend and Ally, Only 18% of Americans Name Canada As Same - 56% Instead Name Britain
Eight-in-ten (82%) Canadians Acknowledge U.S.A. as Its Largest Trading Partner, But Only 14% of Americans See It That Way - Name Japan (27%), China (25%) as Top Trade Partners
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Six-in-Ten (59%) Believe Federal Government Gives In To Whatever U.S. Government Wants
While Two-Thirds (66%) Feel Closer Economic Ties with U.S. a Positive Trend
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Three-Quarters (75%) Of Canadians Agree That President Bush Doesn't Have A Good Understanding of Canada And Its People
And Almost Half (45%) Say that Canada Has a Worse Relationship with Bush than with Past U.S. Presidents