Search
-
7th Annual Ipsos-Reid/Aventis Healthcare Survey
While Canadian Benefit Plan Holders Place Significant Value On Their Health Benefit Plan, There Has Been A Steady Decline Since 1999 In The Degree To Which These Plans Meet The Needs Of Canadians; However Those Who Are Satisfied With Their Job, Are Most Likely To Be Satisfied With Their Plan
-
Canadians' Views On Trade Agreements:
Six In Ten Canadians (62%) Disagree That Canada Should Sign A Trade Agreement That Would Open Canada's Public Services to Competition From Foreign Companies
A Further Six In Ten (60%) Disagree That Government Should Sign Deals That Would Allow Corporations to Directly Sue The
Government of Canada If Our Public Policies Impair Their Ability to Make Profits -
Canadian Moms And Learning
Three-Quarters (74%) Of Canadian Moms Concerned About Their Children's Ability To Compete In Global Economy
Virtually All (98%) Think It Is Important To Encourage Learning At Home; Nine-in-Ten (92%) Now More Inclined To Choose Educational Entertainment For Children
Moms More Keen Than Dads On Reading With Their Children At A Young Age (78% when Children are Less than 1 Year Old) -
British Columbians Love To Lend A Hand
BC Boasts Two Million Volunteers
BC's Volunteer Commitment Runs Deep - Average of 22.8 Hours Per Month
Helping Others (38%) and Personal Satisfaction of Doing Good (25%) Most Rewarding Aspects of Volunteering -
Honeymoon Over For Ontario Provincial Liberals
Ontario Provincial Grits Slide To 45% (Down 11 Points
Since November)
60% Of Ontarians Say Provincial Government Has No Clear Plan And Is Managing Day To Day
More (46%)Ontarians Disapprove Of Premier McGuinty's Performance Than Approve (43%)
Six In Ten Ontarians (62%) Say Liberals Can Run A Deficit As Long As They Pay It Off And Balance Books By End Of Their Term, And Most (49% vs. 43%) Indicate Taxpayers Protection Act Can Be Eschewed -
BC Post-Secondary Education Good... If You Can Get It
Quality Of BC's Post-Secondary Education Is Solid
BC Residents Concerned About Tuition Costs And Accessibility
BC Government Perceived To Be Making Inroads With Its Addition Of Student Spaces -
Canadians' Views On Public-Private Partnerships
Canadians Reject Private Sector Funding Of Some Key Public Sector Areas
-
BC Residents Prefer Property Tax Increase Over Municipal Service Cuts
Twice as Many Residents Would Rather See Their Property Tax Increase (60%) as Opposed to Cutting Services (29%) There is Bare Support For Alternative Forms of Revenue Such as Gambling (56%), User Fees (51%) - Even Fewer (40%) Support Increased Pay ParkingSeven-in-Ten (70%) Say They Receive "Good Value" For Their Municipal Tax Dollars and 83% Are Satisfied With Quality of Programs and Services They Receive
-
British Columbians On Crime
While Residents Think Crime Is Becoming A More Serious Problem, They're Not More Personally Worried About Being A Victim