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Canadians' Concern of Contracting SARS (51%) Decreases 10 Points Since Beginning of April
Concern Lower in All Regions and Among All Demographic Groups - Ontario Records a Decline of 13 points Moving From 69% to 56%
Seven in Ten (70%)Canadians Say Their Provincial Governments and Public Health Offices Have Done Best Job They Can To Protect Public From SARS
However, Half (51%) are Alarmed that Governments and Healthcare Officials Have Not Taken Enough Steps To Contain the SARS Outbreak -
McGuinty's Ontario Liberals Lead (48%) As Eves' Tories (31%) Fall to Lowest Level of Support Since Pre-1995 Election, Hampton's NDP Trails (16%)
Eves (35%) and McGuinty (32%) Vie for Who Would Make the Best Premier with Hampton Distant (19%)
Two Thirds (64%) Say McGuinty Would Do a Good Job as Premier Compared to Eves (58%) and Hampton (48%) -
The Canadian Boycott Factor in the U.S.: Mainly Out of Sight, Out of mind
Half (47%) of Americans Believe Canada Supports U.S. in Iraq While 44% Say They Don't. One Quarter (26%) of Americans Avoiding Canadian Products and Services -- But 17% Buying More (Net Effect: -9 Points). But, if Americans Hear Canada Doesn't Support U.S. in Iraq, Potential Boycott Factor Rises to 40% (as Buying More Drops to 8% -- Net Effect: -- 32 Points)
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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 -
Calgarians Penalize Mayor And Council
48% Disapprove of the Mayor and City Council's Ability to Work Together to Address Important Issues
Calgarians Almost Twice as Likely to Blame Council (46%) Over the Mayor (25%) for Failing to Communicate and Cooperate with Each Other
Perception that the Mayor and City Council Are on the "Right Track" (74%) Has Dropped 13 Points Since October -
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%)