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Small Business Big On Campbell Government
Eight in Ten (78%) Small Business Owners Say BC Liberals Are Moving In The "Right Direction" In Terms Of Changes Made For Small Business
44% Say BC's Business Climate Is Already In "Better Shape" Than When The Liberals Were First Elected and 66% Say It Will Be In "Better Shape" Two Years From Now
Owners Say Taxes (40%) And The Economy (23%) Should Receive The Greatest Attention From BC's Leaders -
So, Whom Do We Trust?
Reader's Digest Trust Survey Finds that Pharmacists, Doctors and Airline Pilots Top the List as Canada's Most Trusted Professions. CEOs Now Mingle with Least Trustworthy
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Jack Webster Awards Poll (2 of 2)
British Columbians Select Softwood Lumber Dispute as Top BC News Story of Past Year
Glen Clark's Trial a Runaway Winner as Most Over-Rated BC News Story of Past Year -
One-Fifth (20%) of Canadian Workers Are Personally Aware of Fraud in their Workplace
However, While Three-Quarters (78%) Employees Say They Would Report on A Co-Working Stealing from Employer . . .
Of Those Who've Had the Chance, Less Only One-Third (35%) Actually Did
`Cooking the Books' (65%), and Pocketing Cash Sales (64%) Seen as Biggest Problems -
BC Federal Political Scene June 2002
Canadian Alliance Support In BC Jumps 7 Points To 31%, Closing Gap On Federal Liberals (35%)
Chrйtien's Approval Rating Falls 9 Points To 43%, Well Back Of New Alliance Leader Stephen Harper (53%) -
Charitable Giving In BC
Charitable Giving In BC Poised To Grow Substantially; 74% Donated An Average Of $791 In 2001; And 25% Intend On Giving "More" In 2002
Top Barriers to Charitable Giving Include Too Many Organizations Asking For Money (76%), No Money To Spare (72%), Poor Reputations (59%), And Perceived Waste On Administration (56%)
Health-Related Charities Dominate, Comprising 6 of the Top 10 Top-of-Mind Charitable Organizations -
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