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RBC Canadian Consumer Outlook Index Rises as Fewer Shoppers Delaying Major Purchases; Job Anxiety Drops
Most (75%) Canadians Financed Their Holiday Spending Through Everyday Chequing (52%) and Savings (23%) Accounts
Fewer Primarily Used Credit Cards (20%), Line of Credit (3%)
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Canadians Choose Obama's Inauguration (31%), H1N1 Flu (26%), Economic Recession (22%) as Biggest News Stories of 2009
Quebec only Region that Places H1N1 pandemic (33%) ahead of Obama's Inauguration (27%)
Those With Kids (46%) in the Household Twice as Likely as Those Without (22%) to Say H1N1 was the Top Story -
Canadians Choose Obama, Jackson, Woods as Biggest Newsmakers of 2009
Three Quarters (72%) Agree that President Obama has
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In Wake of Tiger Woods Revelations and Fallout, Canadians Split on Whether Celebrities are Entitled to Privacy
Gender Divide Shows Men (59%) and Women (45%)
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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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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