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One Year After The Tsunami Hit: A New World Vision Canada Study
Canadians Speak Out About The Various Disasters In 2005 And The Year To Come
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Canadians And Low Adult Literacy
Nearly Half (46%) of Canadians Believe Low Adult Literacy is a Very Important Issue in Canada
One Quarter (24%) Believe it is a Major Problem -
The 2005 North Poll: Seven In Ten (70%) Approve Of Santa's Overall Performance Over Past Year
Approximately 6,960,000 Canadian Adults (29%) Admit To Personally Believing In Santa Claus
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CANADA'S EQUALIZATION SYSTEM
Six-in-Ten (60%) Support Newfoundland and Labrador's Deal Allowing it to Keep its Equalization Payments Despite Increasing Oil and Gas Revenues
But Eight-in-Ten (80%) Say Agreement Should be Available to All Provinces
Most (75%) Ontarians, But Few (21%) Outside Ontario Say the Province Bears Unfair Burden in the Equalization System -
CANADIANS DIVIDED OVER ALBERTA'S OIL WINDFALL
Slim Majority (55%) Says Alberta Should Share its Extra Revenue from Oil While 45% Say Alberta Should Keep It
But Most (68%) Do Not Think Alberta's Oil Wealth Poses a Threat to Canada's Federal System -
Six In Ten (57%) Say They Will Tune In To Watch Debates
Debates Come Against Backdrop Of 40% Of Canadians Saying They Still Haven't Made Up Their Mind On Who To Vote For; Most Canadians (55%) Express A Lack Of Interest In On-Going Election; One-third (34%) Say They Feel "More Cynical And Discouraged About Voting" Than In Elections Past
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Four In Ten (36%) Former Smokers And Those Who Tried To Quit Concerned About Possible Weight Gain Associated With Quitting
Half (47%) of Current Smokers Would Consider Nicotine Replacement Therapy To Quit Smoking If They Knew It Could Help Manage Weight Gain