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Eight in Ten (80%) Canadians Say 2012 Was a Good Year for Their Family, Up 5 Points From 2011
Nine in Ten (89%) Expect 2013 to be a Good Year for Their Family
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Two-Thirds (65%) of Canadians Optimistic For Economy in 2013, Especially In West
While Half (49%) Approve of Federal Government's Stewardship,
Only 37% Approve of their Provincial Government's Efforts -
Canadians Cite Hurricane Sandy (20%) and U.S. Election (18%) as Top International Stories of 2012
London Olympic Games (14%), Syrian Civil War (11%), and the
NHL Lockout (10%) Round out Top Five -
Federal Budget Cuts and Changes to Public Pension Plan (21%) Top Canadian Political Story of 2012
Massive Alberta Beef Recall (18%) and Quebec Student Protests (18%) Round out Top 3 Stories of the Year
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Justin Bieber (17%) Edges out Stephen Harper (15%) as Top Canadian Newsmaker of 2012
Shafia Family (10%), Rob Ford (10%),
Pauline Marois (10%) Round out the Top 5 -
Canadians Consistent In Preference for Term `Christmas Season' (72%), Minority Prefers `Holiday Season' (28%)
More Christmas Trees Going Up, But Fewer Turkeys Going Down;
Fewer Canadians Believe in Santa Claus than Five Years Ago -
Majority (59%) of Canadians Don't Support U.S.-Style Free Trade Agreement with China
While Three in Five (61%) Support Increased Trade with Asia in General,
Support Less Enthusiastic for Trade with India (56%) and China (51%), Specifically -
Two-Thirds (68%) of Canadians Agree Harper Government Should Stop the Sale of Canadian Companies to All Foreign Investors, Three Quarters (74%) Agree Sales to Foreign-Owned State Enterprises Should Stop
Majority (56%) Disagrees That Canada Needs Foreign Investment If it Wants the Oil and Gas Sector to Grow
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One in Five (21%) Canadians are Too Busy Preparing and Organizing Holiday Festivities to Fully Enjoy This Holiday Season
Despite Emergence of New Modes of Communication, Canadians Still Prefer to Give and Receive Traditional Holiday Greetings