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Transit Just As Important As Roads In Calgary's Future Transportation Priorities
Public Transit (39%), Roads/Interchanges (24%), And Ring Road (22%) Are Calgarians' Top Transportation Priorities
Strong Support For Increased Spending On Both Transit (80%) And Roads (78%) -
Calgarians Give Thumbs Up To Public Transit
Calgary's Public Transit System Rated Highly By Eight-In-Ten (78%) Calgarians
One-In-Five (19%) Calgarians Use Public Transit On A Daily Basis
But Driving Is Still The Main Way Of Commuting In Calgary (58%) -
Calgary's Roads Receive High Marks Despite Increasing Commute Times
Nearly One-Third (29%) Of Calgarians Have Seen Their Commute Time Increase Over The Past Five Years
Yet, Calgary's Road System Receives High Marks Overall (71% Good)
Majority Of Calgarians (66%) Think The City Is Doing A Good Job Maintaining Winter Roads
Only 44% Of Calgarians Willing To Pay An Additional Fee To Finance Improved Plowing Of Residential Streets -
Canadians Optimistic That Wait Time Benchmarks For Health Services & Targets For Health Professionals Will Have A Positive Impact on The Health System
At The Same Time, They Are Doubtful That Governments Will Meet These Commitments
More Than Half Are Less Optimistic About The Future Of Health Care Than They Were A Year Ago -
Calgarians Support Private Healthcare Clinics
Nearly Two-Thirds (62%) Of Calgarians Support Allowing Patients To Purchase Non-Emergency Surgeries From Private Clinics
Yet, Calgarians Divided Over Whether They Personally Would Purchase Insurance To Cover These Services (48% Yes, 50% No) -
Over Half Of Canadians Say They Or Their Family Have Needed Blood
Less Than Four Per Cent Of Eligible Population Donated Blood Last Year
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RBC Financial Group RESP Parent Survey
Virtually All (97%) Parents Want Their Child To Attend College/University, Yet Only Half (49%) Have An RESP
A Majority (61%) Fears Their Child Won't Be Able To Further Their Education Due To Cost -
Albertans Still Calling For Increased Education Funding
Albertans No More Satisfied (57%) With The Overall State Of Alberta's Public Education System Than They Were In 2003
And 72% Continue To Say Funding For Public Schools In Alberta Should Be Increased
Yet, 62% Say The Quality Of Education Provided Today Is `better' (31%) Or `about the same' (31%) As What They Received