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REPORT CARD ON BRITISH COLUMBIA'S PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSYEM
MAJORITY (61%) OF BRITISH COLUMBIANS SATISFIED WITH STATE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
MOST (60%) THINK THEIR LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD IS DOING A GOOD JOB AT MEETING THEIR COMMUNITY'S UNIQUE NEEDS
BUT, HALF (48%) OF BC PUBLIC DISAGREES PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IS DOING A GOOD JOB OF PREPARING STUDENTS FOR TODAY'S WORKFORCE
AND, TWO-THIRD'S (65%) BELIEVES PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING A MUCH BETTER EDUCATION THAN PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS -
STRESS TAKES ITS TOLL: 25% OF CANADIANS ARE `OVERWHELMED' BY CURRENT WORLD EVENTS
At least 920,000 (4% of Canadian adults) admit to having visited a doctor or professional counselor to help cope with feelings, physical or anxiety symptoms because of terrorism threat and war
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DR. ANGUS REID ACCEPTS POSITION AT UBC'S LIU CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF GLOBAL ISSUES
Founder of Canada's Premier Market & Social Research Company to Join Prestigious Program as Senior Fellow
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MAJORITY (85%) SUPPORT MAKING CHANGES TO CREATE A JOINT NORTH AMERICAN SECURITY PERIMETER
MAJORITY (85%) SUPPORT MAKING CHANGES TO CREATE A JOINT NORTH AMERICAN SECURITY PERIMETER
70% Support Joint Border Posts Staffed by Canada and US Officials Instead of Separate Canadian and American Posts that Exist Today -
BC FEDERAL POLITICAL SCENE
Alliance Support In BC (20%) Continues To Fall (Down 6 Points Since June); Federal Liberals Improve Standing (43% - Up 4); PCs At 17%, NDP At 11%
Two-Thirds Of British Columbians (65%) Disapprove Of Job Alliance Is Doing In Opposition; Majority (57%) Approves Of Liberal Government's Performance
18% Of BC Public Approve Of Stockwell Day (Down 6 Points Since June); Give Favourable Reviews To Clark (68% Up 6), Chrйtien (55% - Up 2), McDonough (47% - Up 4) -
Strong Majority (82%) Worried that People of Arab Decent or Muslims in Canada May Become the Target of Unwarranted Racism or Personal Attacks Because of Terrorist Attacks
27% Indicate They are "Personally More Suspicious" of People of Arab Decent or Muslims from Middle East -- 73%, Not
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Outlook on National Economy Bleakest Since March 1991 in Wake of Reaction to Terrorist Attacks and Economic Turmoil
35% Say Canadian Economy Will Get Worse (Up 10 Points Since May), and 25% Say the Country is Headed Towards A Recession (Up From 14% in January, 19% in March)
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While Majority (73%) Agree that Canada Should Join the United States and Also Declare War on International Terrorism it is Conditional as Support Falls to Just Over Half (54%) if War Exposes Canadian Civilians to Attack by Terrorists
55% Believe There are International Terrorists Within Canada Just Waiting to Attack Canadian Civilians -- Only 39% are Confident That the Government of Canada and its Security Services are Capable of Preventing Terrorist Attacks in Canada
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BC Political Scene
BC Liberals Improve Standing Among BC Public Since Election Victory (62% - Up 4 Points)
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Issues in Calgary's Municipal Election
City Roads, Infrastructure and Growth Rank Highly with the Proposed Sale of ENMAX as Issues in the Upcoming Election