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The North "Poll": Santa's Approval Rating And Holiday Spending Among British Columbians
Eight-in-Ten (79%) British Columbians Approve Of Santa Claus' Performance Over Past Year
Hottest Gifts This Year Are Cell Phones, Video/Computer Games And Video Game Consoles
British Columbians Expect To Spend An Average Of $702 On Gifts This Holiday Season
Majority (55%) Say They'll Spend Same Amount As Last Year; 24% Less - 19% More -
NDP Closing The Gap In British Columbia
NDP (37%, up 6 points) Steal Support From BC Liberals (41%, down 4 points) and Green Party (14%, down 3 points)
Two-Thirds (64%) Have No Impression Of New NDP Leader Carole James; 23% Positive - 10% Negative
Gordon Campbell Matches His Lowest Approval Rating As Premier (37%, down 2 points) -
Life Is Good In The Lower Mainland
Residents Of The Lower Mainland (96%) Overwhelmingly Say Their Quality Of Life Is Good
One Third (34%) Expect Their Economic Situation To Improve Over The Next Year And Seven In Ten (70%) Say They Will Be Better Off 10 Years From Now
Ipsos-Reid's "Hope Index" Shows Lower Mainland Is Just As Hopeful As Canada - Lower Than The U.S. But Higher Than France
Transportation (38%) Is Still Number One Concern -
58% Say New Ontario McGuinty Government Justified In Breaking Promises: Bring Down Deficit First
Ontarians (65%)Believe Size Of Deficit Is Real
Half (49%) Approve Of New Government Performance - Liberals Lead (51%) PC's (27%), NDP (16%), Green (6%) As Honeymoon Continues -
Seven In Ten (68%)Think A Stainless Steel Microwave Makes For A Nice Christmas Gift
Three Quarters (74%) Of Canadians Think Microwave Is Important Day-To-Day Cooking Tool...More Than Half (56%)Use Microwave Mostly To Reheat
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The Cranium Fun Study:
Half (47%) Of Canadians Interested In Playing A Board Game On Christmas Day
Four In Ten (44%) Say They Have The Most Fun With Their Partner or Spouse -
Canadians On The Move For Holiday Season:
More Than Half (54%)Of Canadians Will Travel Over December Holiday Season For Travel...Looking Ahead To March Break, Six In Ten (62%) Will Be Taking A Trip In The 2004 Winter Months
Travel Related Internet Use On The Rise -
Holiday Spending
Canadians Expect To Spend Close To $1,500 This Year On Gifts, Decorations, Food, And More
Six In Ten (58%) Don't Budget And Spend As They Go...Four In Ten (38%) Are Last-Minute Shoppers -
Six in Ten (60%) Say Prime Minister Chrйtien Should Leave Now (47%) or By Christmas (13%) - Just Four in Ten (38%) Say He Should Stay On Till February
Electorate Give Paul Martin Time to Bide: Only 30% Say Call Election Immediately - 68% Say Later: Within a Year (41%) or Until 2005 (27%)
On Eight Issue Fronts, Canadians Express Modest Expectations of the New Prime Minister When Compared to Chrйtien Era- But Improved US Relations Top List