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NDP Closing The Gap In British Columbia
NDP (37%, up 6 points) Steal Support From BC Liberals (41%, down 4 points) and Green Party (14%, down 3 points)
Two-Thirds (64%) Have No Impression Of New NDP Leader Carole James; 23% Positive - 10% Negative
Gordon Campbell Matches His Lowest Approval Rating As Premier (37%, down 2 points) -
58% Say New Ontario McGuinty Government Justified In Breaking Promises: Bring Down Deficit First
Ontarians (65%)Believe Size Of Deficit Is Real
Half (49%) Approve Of New Government Performance - Liberals Lead (51%) PC's (27%), NDP (16%), Green (6%) As Honeymoon Continues -
Seven In Ten (68%)Think A Stainless Steel Microwave Makes For A Nice Christmas Gift
Three Quarters (74%) Of Canadians Think Microwave Is Important Day-To-Day Cooking Tool...More Than Half (56%)Use Microwave Mostly To Reheat
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The Cranium Fun Study:
Half (47%) Of Canadians Interested In Playing A Board Game On Christmas Day
Four In Ten (44%) Say They Have The Most Fun With Their Partner or Spouse -
Canadians On The Move For Holiday Season:
More Than Half (54%)Of Canadians Will Travel Over December Holiday Season For Travel...Looking Ahead To March Break, Six In Ten (62%) Will Be Taking A Trip In The 2004 Winter Months
Travel Related Internet Use On The Rise -
Holiday Spending
Canadians Expect To Spend Close To $1,500 This Year On Gifts, Decorations, Food, And More
Six In Ten (58%) Don't Budget And Spend As They Go...Four In Ten (38%) Are Last-Minute Shoppers -
Canadians Go Christmas Shopping
Four In Ten (43%) Canadians Plan To Spend The Most On Kids This Year--Will Spend An Average Of More Than $350 On Person Who Gets The Most
Two-Thirds (67%) Of Canadians Receive Bad Gifts--Friends (18%) And In-Laws (16%) Among Worst Gift Givers--Gifts Will Likely End Up In The Closet (33%)
Clothes (12%)And Electronics (10%) Top Canadians' Wish Lists -
Canadians Stay Home for the Summer Vacation--of the 42% Planning a Summer Vacation, 8 in 10 (80%) Say They'll Do It in Canada
Largest Number of Canadians (33%) Choose British Columbia as their "Priceless Summer Vacation Destination"
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Six in Ten (58%) Canadians Plan on Taking a Vacation This Summer
Equivalent Numbers Say They Will Vacation in Their Own Province (35%) or Elsewhere in Canada (44%) this Summer
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Canadians Spend $990 Million For Gifts Online During 2002 Holiday Season, Down 14% From 2001
Decrease In Average Amount Spent And Few New Online Shoppers Leads To Decline