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Six in Ten (56%) Women Aged 25 to 49 Have Made a New Year's Resolution to Manage their Weight
But With Four in Ten (41%) Resolution-Makers Not Lasting Through Week 1, Most Say Having a Meal Plan (75%) or Diet Buddy (60%) Would Make it Easier to Stay Committed
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Fewer Canadians Planning and Saving for Retirement
Only One in Three (35%) Intend to Contribute to RRSPs This Year
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So Canada, What Gives......
Two-thirds (68%) of Online Canadians have sponsored someone in a fundraising event in the past year
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Country Split as 51% Don't Believe Canadian Officials or Military Knowingly Transferred Prisoners to Afghanistan Forces Who May Have Inflicted Torture
Only 4 in 10 (38%) Don't Care About Issue;
Jump in Support for Men and Women Serving in Canada's Armed Forces (92%, Up 10 points since July, 2009, and 13 points since 2007) -
One Half (48%) of Canadians Admit to Re-Gifting, With One in Ten (11%) saying they Typically Re-Gift at Least One of the Presents they Receive at Christmas
Many Canadians Opt for a Green Christmas
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What Canadians Wouldn't Give Up to Add Five Healthy Years to Their Lives
One Half (50%) of Men Wouldn't Give up Red Meat;
Nearly One Half (45%) of Women Wouldn't Abandon Chocolate -
Majority of British Columbians (82%) and Ontarians (74%) United in Opposition of Harmonized Sales Tax
Nine in Ten (90%) Believe It's a Tax Grab,
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Majority (84%) of Canadians `Concerned' that over One in Ten Don't Have a Family Doctor, Time it Takes to Get an Appointment with Family Doctor (51%) or Specialist (84%)
Almost All Canadians Believe Training more Doctors (98%), Improving Coordination and Access Between Doctors Diagnostic Tests (95%), and Increasing Use of Family-Health Teams Key to Improving Access to
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Canadians Hope For a Better 2010, But Shelve Holiday Spending, According to the New RBC Canadian Consumer Outlook Index
Half of Canadians plan to spend less this holiday season
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One Half (47%) of Canadians Intend to Spend Less This Holiday Season than Last Year
While average Canadian intends to spend more on gifts this year than two years ago (up 12% to $728), spending intentions on other holiday-related goods and services drops 4.5% (from $512 to $490)