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Ontario Political Scene - January 2002
Opposition Liberals (51%) Maintain Majority Support in Province, While the Governing Tories (32%) and the NDP (14%) Trail
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Impressions of Ontario Conservative Leadership Contenders
Former Deputy Premier and Finance Minister Ernie Eves Receives Highest Positive Impression Among Conservative Supporters in Race to Succeed Premier Mike Harris
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BC Public's Views On Decision To Hold Referendum On Treaty Negotiations
60% Of British Columbians Support Government Decision To Hold Mail-In Referendum, 37% Oppose
Public Divided On Spending Money To Hold Referendum; 54% Say It's A Waste Of Money, Given Other Priorities, 44% Believe It Will Bring Certainty/Economic Benefits To BC
65% Of British Columbians "Very Likely" To Fill Out Referendum Ballot And Mail It In -
BC Political Scene
BC Liberal Government Approval Rating Plummets 22 Points (71% To 49%) Since September
Premier Campbell's Approval Falls 19 Points In Three Months (70% To 51%); McPhail Makes No Gains (41% To 39%)
Support For BC Liberals Drops 12 Points (62% To 50%), Benefits NDP (15% To 21%), Unity BC (3% To 8%), And Greens (14% To 17%)
Most British Columbians Still Support Liberal Agenda For Change (57%), But Solid Opposition Voice Present (40%) -
STRESS TAKES ITS TOLL: 25% OF CANADIANS ARE `OVERWHELMED' BY CURRENT WORLD EVENTS
At least 920,000 (4% of Canadian adults) admit to having visited a doctor or professional counselor to help cope with feelings, physical or anxiety symptoms because of terrorism threat and war
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MAJORITY (85%) SUPPORT MAKING CHANGES TO CREATE A JOINT NORTH AMERICAN SECURITY PERIMETER
MAJORITY (85%) SUPPORT MAKING CHANGES TO CREATE A JOINT NORTH AMERICAN SECURITY PERIMETER
70% Support Joint Border Posts Staffed by Canada and US Officials Instead of Separate Canadian and American Posts that Exist Today -
TWO-THIRDS (63%) OF CANADIANS APPROVE OF PRIME MINISTERS PERFORMANCE
Poll Conducted Over the Last Three Nights Shows Prime Minister at Highest Approval Levels Since June, 1998 - And Up From 55% in Early July, 2001 - as Federal Liberals Lead Decided Vote at 51% -- Also Up From 49% in July
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BC FEDERAL POLITICAL SCENE
Alliance Support In BC (20%) Continues To Fall (Down 6 Points Since June); Federal Liberals Improve Standing (43% - Up 4); PCs At 17%, NDP At 11%
Two-Thirds Of British Columbians (65%) Disapprove Of Job Alliance Is Doing In Opposition; Majority (57%) Approves Of Liberal Government's Performance
18% Of BC Public Approve Of Stockwell Day (Down 6 Points Since June); Give Favourable Reviews To Clark (68% Up 6), Chrйtien (55% - Up 2), McDonough (47% - Up 4) -
Strong Majority (82%) Worried that People of Arab Decent or Muslims in Canada May Become the Target of Unwarranted Racism or Personal Attacks Because of Terrorist Attacks
27% Indicate They are "Personally More Suspicious" of People of Arab Decent or Muslims from Middle East -- 73%, Not
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Outlook on National Economy Bleakest Since March 1991 in Wake of Reaction to Terrorist Attacks and Economic Turmoil
35% Say Canadian Economy Will Get Worse (Up 10 Points Since May), and 25% Say the Country is Headed Towards A Recession (Up From 14% in January, 19% in March)