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Canadians' Views On Public-Private Partnerships
Canadians Reject Private Sector Funding Of Some Key Public Sector Areas
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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
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British Columbians On Crime
While Residents Think Crime Is Becoming A More Serious Problem, They're Not More Personally Worried About Being A Victim
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NDP Surges Ahead Of BC Liberals
NDP (42%, up 5 points) Continue To Steal Support From BC Liberals (39%, down 2 points) and Greens (12%, down 2 points)
Fewer Than Half Of NDP Voters (44%) Think NDP Will Do A
Good Job; Majority (55%) Just Dislike Other Parties
Gordon Campbell's Approval Rating (34%, down 3 points) Falls
To New Low; Carole James At 47% Approval As NDP Leader
Campbell (40%) And James (38%) Neck And Neck As Choice For
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The Canadian Economic Confidence Index Up 9.33 Points To 109.18
Optimistic Interest Rate Predictions, Home Purchase Intentions, Low Job Anxiety, And Personal Economic Outlook Drive Confidence
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Two Thirds (67%) Of Canadians Say That They Or A Family Member Waited Longer Than Reasonable For Access To Health Care Services.
Three Quarters (74%) See The Shortage Of Health Professionals As The Main Reason Waiting Times And Access Are Getting Worse
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Nine In Ten (87%) CEOs Bullish Their Business Has What It Takes To Compete In Global Marketplace - Consistent With 2002 Views
But Only 29% Say It's Time To Expand Into New Markets Rather Than Solidify Current Market
Top Ranked Priorities For CEOs In 2004: Ensuring Long-Term Company Financial Health; Increasing Productivity And Performance Improvement; Attracting And Retaining High Calibre Employees -
Canadian Online Gift Purchasing Flat During 2003 Holiday Season
Canadians Spend $972 Million Online Purchasing Gifts, Virtually Unchanged From 2002