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CANADIANS DIVIDED OVER ALBERTA'S OIL WINDFALL
Slim Majority (55%) Says Alberta Should Share its Extra Revenue from Oil While 45% Say Alberta Should Keep It
But Most (68%) Do Not Think Alberta's Oil Wealth Poses a Threat to Canada's Federal System -
Six In Ten (57%) Say They Will Tune In To Watch Debates
Debates Come Against Backdrop Of 40% Of Canadians Saying They Still Haven't Made Up Their Mind On Who To Vote For; Most Canadians (55%) Express A Lack Of Interest In On-Going Election; One-third (34%) Say They Feel "More Cynical And Discouraged About Voting" Than In Elections Past
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Liberals (36%, +2 Points) Ahead Of Conservatives (27%, -3 Points) By 9 Points Nationally
NDP (17%, +1 Point) And Green Party (5%, Unchanged) Trail Front-runners - In Quebec, Bloc Quebecois Dominates (56% vs. 25% For Liberals)
Grits Open Up Big Lead In Ontario (19 Points) Over Tories As Canadians Offer Tepid Reviews Of Tory Ads -
Four In Ten (36%) Former Smokers And Those Who Tried To Quit Concerned About Possible Weight Gain Associated With Quitting
Half (47%) of Current Smokers Would Consider Nicotine Replacement Therapy To Quit Smoking If They Knew It Could Help Manage Weight Gain
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Many See No Need To "Retire" Their Debt Before They Retire From Work
Half (48%) Are Of The Opinion That It Is Not Essential To Be Debt Free In Order To Retire
One In Three (33%) Retired Canadians Have Debt - With Average Of $35,500
Four In Ten (44%) Say That They Never Planned On Paying Off Their Debt Before They Retired