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As Government Falls and Election Ensues, Half (49%) of Canadians Believe Harper would be Best Prime Minister for Canada, Layton (34%) Bests Ignatieff (17%)

Harper Ahead on all Key Positive Leadership Traits as Canadians Say Healthcare (18%), Economy (15%), Taxes (12%), Jobs (8%) and Trustworthiness (7%) Most Important Issues of the Campaign

On Eve of Confidence Votes, Half (50%) of Canadians Say to Opposition Parties: Pass Budget, Avoid Election

Conservatives (43%) Spike into Majority Zone as Grits (24%) Tumble and Trail by Almost 20 Points with Finger on Election Trigger,
Pending Election is Conservatives to Lose

Metro Vancouver Residents Say They Are Not Adequately Prepared for a Significant Earthquake

Only One-in-Four (26%) Say Their Household is Adequately Prepared
Only One-in-Seven (14%) Say Their Local Municipality is Adequately Prepared

Three Quarters of Canadians (72%) Admit to Having Used the Toilet as a Convenient Garbage Can

While Most (78%) Say they Try Reasonably Hard to Conserve It, Items that Canadians Have Flushed Down the Toilet Include Hair (38%), Food (37%), Pests (35%) and Cigarettes (22%)

Canadians Outline Their Federal Budget Priorities

If Government Falls on Budget,
Canadians Split on Who's to Blame for Triggering an Election

Sun Life Canadian Unretirement(TM) Index Drops in 2010 as Canadians Lose Confidence About When and How Well They Can Really Retire

Even Confidence in Government Benefits has Fallen

Third Annual Sun Life Financial Retirement Survey Shows Canadian Workers Have Tacked on Average 2.8 Years to Retirement Expectations Over Last Two Years

In 2008, 51% of Canadian Workers aged 30+ Indicated that by Age 66 They Expected to be Fully Retired, Not Working For Money. In 2010, that's Dropped a Staggering 27 Points to Just 28%

Most Canadians Avoiding Behaviours Which Could Leave Them Vulnerable to Payment Card Fraud

Almost Half (49%) of Canadians Would Like to Get a New Vehicle

Four in Ten (43%) Canadians `Agree' that State of Economy Has Forced Them to Hold on to their Vehicle Longer than they Would Like

Majority (56%) of Entrepreneurs Consider the Recession to Have Had Positive or No Effect on their Business

Three Out of Five (58%) of Small Business Owners Don't Believe Recession is Over