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Outbreaks: Canadian's Reaction to SARS and Mad Cow Disease
Despite Renewed Outbreak of SARS, Concern Remains Constant at One in Three (33%)
However, Half (51%) are Concerned Canada Will Be Affected by Mad Cow Disease -
Canadians' Concern of Contracting SARS (51%) Decreases 10 Points Since Beginning of April
Concern Lower in All Regions and Among All Demographic Groups - Ontario Records a Decline of 13 points Moving From 69% to 56%
Seven in Ten (70%)Canadians Say Their Provincial Governments and Public Health Offices Have Done Best Job They Can To Protect Public From SARS
However, Half (51%) are Alarmed that Governments and Healthcare Officials Have Not Taken Enough Steps To Contain the SARS Outbreak -
Six in Ten (61%) Canadians Concerned About Contracting Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Two-Thirds (66%) Believe Travellers Arriving In Canada From SARS Hot Spots Should be Quarantined and Canadians Should Not Be Allowed to Travel To These Regions. Millions of Canadians Changing Habits to Protect Themselves
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Biz Buzz: Who's Following the News and Especially Business News?
The Where's, What's and How's of Business News: What's Most Thorough, Reliable and Trustworthy . . .
And After Taking the Pulse Seven Months Ago, Where are Canadians and Investors At, In a Post-Enron/WorldCom World? -
Ontario Politics: A Diagnostic in a Pre-Election Run-up
Ontario Liberals (39%) Viewed As Party That Would Provide the Best Overall Government for Ontario, Followed by Conservatives (35%) and NDP (12%)
Liberals Seen As Best Party in Five of Twelve Areas, While Tories Tops in Four, NDP in One -
Ontario Liberals (43%) Continue to Lead Conservatives (36%) by 7 Points, While NDP (15%) and Green Party (5%) Trail Behind
Majority (57%) Believe Time for Another Party to Take Over, Just One in Three (37%) Say Tories Deserve Re-election
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Eves' Ontario Conservatives (38%) Move Up In Wake of Hydro Rate Cap, But Still Trail McGuinty's Liberals (45%), with the NDP (14%) and Green Party (3%) Trailing
Eves Viewed as Leader That Would Make Best Premier (42%)
Government Receives High Marks on Handling of Hydro -
What Younger Canadians (18 to 34) Want As Gifts This Holiday Season for the World and Themselves
World Peace (36%) Tops Global Wish List, Spending Time with Friends/Family (14%) and Personal Happiness (14%) Top Emotional Wish List, While a New Car (19%) Top Material Gift Wish List
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Four in Ten (41%) Say Liberals The Party That Would Provide `Best Overall Government for Canada'
Followed by Canadian Alliance (15%), Progressive Conservatives (13%), and NDP (10%)
Alliance (26%) Tops the List as Party that Would Provide the `Worst Overall Government for Canada', followed by the NDP (22%), the Liberals (19%), and the Tories (12%)
In Individual Policy Areas, Liberals Seen as the Party that Would Do the Best Job -
Municipal Issues In BC: Growth And Taxes
Two-Thirds (67%) Of BC Residents Think They Get Good Value For Local Tax Dollars
BC Residents Split When Given A Choice Between Higher Taxes (47%) Or Reduced Local Services (47%)
Very Slim Majority (54%) Of Lower Mainland Residents Think Local Government Doing Good Job At Balancing Growth And Livability
Majority Support (75%) for Off-Leash Parks