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At Year End, Majority (55%) Disagrees That Canada's Minority Government is Working Well
Only Three in Ten (28%) Believe Politicians in Ottawa Got a Lot Done This Year, But Majority `Disagrees' (62%) that a New Set of Political Leaders to Parliament would Make Things Better
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British Columbians Not Impressed with What's in Their Provincial Cabinet
24 of 25 Cabinet Members Have More Negative than Positive Ratings
Solicitor General Kash Heed the Only Exception (17% Positive, 15%Negative)
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Most Think They Can't Vacation for Less than $100 Per Person, Per Day
Despite Economy, Most Canadians Plan to Spend As Much (54%) or More (19%) on Their Next Holidays than the Last
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Changing Conditions, Changing Traditions: Six in Ten (58%) Canadians say that Changes in the Economy Have Caused them to Re-evaluate This Year's Christmas Spending or Traditions
One in three (31%) strongly agree they'd prefer to receive a meaningful gift that would help someone else rather than receiving another traditional gift - especially among older Canadians (43%)
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Six in Ten (56%) Women Aged 25 to 49 Have Made a New Year's Resolution to Manage their Weight
But With Four in Ten (41%) Resolution-Makers Not Lasting Through Week 1, Most Say Having a Meal Plan (75%) or Diet Buddy (60%) Would Make it Easier to Stay Committed
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Fewer Canadians Planning and Saving for Retirement
Only One in Three (35%) Intend to Contribute to RRSPs This Year
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So Canada, What Gives......
Two-thirds (68%) of Online Canadians have sponsored someone in a fundraising event in the past year
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Country Split as 51% Don't Believe Canadian Officials or Military Knowingly Transferred Prisoners to Afghanistan Forces Who May Have Inflicted Torture
Only 4 in 10 (38%) Don't Care About Issue;
Jump in Support for Men and Women Serving in Canada's Armed Forces (92%, Up 10 points since July, 2009, and 13 points since 2007) -
One Half (48%) of Canadians Admit to Re-Gifting, With One in Ten (11%) saying they Typically Re-Gift at Least One of the Presents they Receive at Christmas
Many Canadians Opt for a Green Christmas
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What Canadians Wouldn't Give Up to Add Five Healthy Years to Their Lives
One Half (50%) of Men Wouldn't Give up Red Meat;
Nearly One Half (45%) of Women Wouldn't Abandon Chocolate