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Four in Ten (41%) Say Liberals The Party That Would Provide `Best Overall Government for Canada'
Followed by Canadian Alliance (15%), Progressive Conservatives (13%), and NDP (10%)
Alliance (26%) Tops the List as Party that Would Provide the `Worst Overall Government for Canada', followed by the NDP (22%), the Liberals (19%), and the Tories (12%)
In Individual Policy Areas, Liberals Seen as the Party that Would Do the Best Job -
BC Political Scene
BC Liberal (44%) Support Stable as NDP (31%) Reaches Five Year High; Green Party (17%) and BC Unity (5%) Trail
MacPhail (49%) Continues to Lead Campbell (37%) in Job Approval
Federal Liberals (35%) Still Party to Beat in BC; Alliance (25%) and NDP (22%) Battling for Second Place
Joe Clark (51%) Tops Other Federal Leaders in Job Approval -
Majority (53%) of Canadians Say Gun Registry Should be Scrapped
Despite Issues with Gun Registry, Federal Liberals (41%) Remain Most Popular Party
While Conservatives (17%), Alliance (16%), NDP (12%) and Green Party (6%) Trail Behind -
Eight in Ten (82%) Canadians Approve Romanow Recommendation of $15 Billion Infusion into Healthcare Over Three Years Even If It Takes All Projected Budget Surplus
But Support Drops to 52% When Told This Would Leave Little Surplus for Improving Other Areas Such As Post-Secondary Education or the Military
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Three Quarters (74%) Of Canadians Say It Is Reasonable That Governments Develop A Plan For Healthcare System Within 100 Days Of The Release Of The Romanow Report
However, Confidence Is Mixed On What Such A Plan Will Deliver.
Almost All (97%) Canadians Say it is Important that Governments Actively Involve Heath Care Professionals in Developing Plan to Renew Health System -
Nine in Ten (88%) Say New Taxes Unnecessary for Healthcare -- Just Need to Spend Current Healthcare Money More Efficiently
Two-Thirds (65%) Indicate User Fees, More Private Money in Canadian Healthcare System Not Needed
Six in Ten (61%) Think Federal Government Should Implement Romanow Recommendations Even if It Means a Slight Tax Increase -
Lower Mainland Municipal Elections 2002
Residents Want Their Mayor To Be A Good Manager (28%), Have A Vision (26%), Or Be Willing To Make Tough Decisions (20%)
Residents Divided On Exploring Municipal Amalgamation; 45% Support, 45% Oppose
City Of Vancouver Residents Divided On New Mayor Having Majority Control Of Council;
43% Good Thing, 41% Bad Thing One-In-Six (16%) Residents Has Had Contact With A Municipal Candidate During The Campaign -
Remembrance Day (65%) Still Holds More Personal Meaning For Canadians than September 11th (33%) . . .
Half (52%) Say They Will Attend a Formal Remembrance Day Service This Year (Down from 58% Last Year)
Three-Quarters (75%) Agree With Minister of Defense That Canadian Military Budget Needs to be Increased
A Majority (53%) Want Military to be Better Funded and Equipped All Purpose Armed Force As Opposed to Other Options -
Support (74%) Remains High for Kyoto Protocol . . .
But Given the Choice Canadians, Prefer to Develop A Made in Canada Plan (49%) Than To Ratify Kyoto Accord (43%)
Three-Quarters (75%) Believe It Is Possible to Develop an Alternative to the Kyoto Protocol That Is Just As Effective But Would Cost The Canadian Economy A Lot Less
But Almost As Many (71%) Say That Even If There Are Problems With Protocol, It Should Be Implemented Because It Is Good First Step