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Nutritional Content of Food `Very Important' When Shopping According to Two-Thirds (66%) of Canadians
Six in Ten (59%) `Always' or ` Most of the Time' Read Nutritional Information on Packaging
Just One in Five (20%) `Very Satisfied' with Nutritional Information on Food Packages
Nine in Ten (93%) Identify Calcium as an Ingredient in Yogurt, and a Majority (55%) Say Calcium is Important Factor In Their Yogurt Purchase Decision -
Almost All Parents (95%) Feel That Some Material Learned During The School Year Is Lost Over The Summer Months
But Half (49%) Feel That Their Children Would Be Resistant To Summer Learning
Eight In Ten (80%) Of Parents Believe Children Need A Break From Structured Education In The Summer -
Federal Liberals (50%) Continue to Hold Resounding Lead
Alliance (14%), Conservatives (13%), NDP (10%) and Green Party (4%) Trail Far Behind
Former Finance Minister Paul Martin (43%) Selected as Best Possible Prime Minister - Far Outdistancing John Manley (12%), Stephen Harper (9%), Sheila Copps (7%), Jack Layton (6%) and Peter McKay (5%) -
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 -
McGuinty's Ontario Liberals Lead (48%) As Eves' Tories (31%) Fall to Lowest Level of Support Since Pre-1995 Election, Hampton's NDP Trails (16%)
Eves (35%) and McGuinty (32%) Vie for Who Would Make the Best Premier with Hampton Distant (19%)
Two Thirds (64%) Say McGuinty Would Do a Good Job as Premier Compared to Eves (58%) and Hampton (48%) -
The Canadian Boycott Factor in the U.S.: Mainly Out of Sight, Out of mind
Half (47%) of Americans Believe Canada Supports U.S. in Iraq While 44% Say They Don't. One Quarter (26%) of Americans Avoiding Canadian Products and Services -- But 17% Buying More (Net Effect: -9 Points). But, if Americans Hear Canada Doesn't Support U.S. in Iraq, Potential Boycott Factor Rises to 40% (as Buying More Drops to 8% -- Net Effect: -- 32 Points)
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All Aboard The Canucks' Playoff Express!
British Columbians Think Team Is On Right Track
Nearly Four-in-Ten (37%) Fans Predict Canucks Will Win the Stanley Cup; Only 6% Predict a First Round Icing
Naslund (42%) Skates Past Bertuzzi (27%) as Fans' MVP, But Bertuzzi (23%) Scores as Fans' Favourite Canuck - Linden Second (22%), Naslund Third (17%)
Half (49%) of British Columbians Plan to Watch at Least Some Canucks' Playoff Games -
Canada and the Iraq War: Two Solitudes Emerge
Nationally, Equal Numbers Support (48%) and Oppose (48%) the U.S. Led Military Action Against Iraq
However, A Majority (54%)of English Canada Now Support War While Just 29% In Quebec Do
Half (51%) of Canadians Support Offering Help to Coalition -- Six in Ten (58%) in English Canada Support Move Compared to 28% in Quebec -
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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WAR IN IRAQ: THE END GAME
Country Split as to Whether Iraqi People Will View U.S. Coalition As Liberators (48%) or Enemies (45%)
Canadians Divided on Length of War in Iraq - Half (47%)Believe Coalition Will Accomplish Regime Change by End of April, While Other Half (48%) Disagree -- 30%Say It Will Take More Than a Year
Majority (54%) Of Canadians Do Not Believe Iraq Will Be a Thriving Democracy 5 Years After the War
Nine in Ten (88%) Say Casualty Count Will Be High