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Alberta After The Election
Albertans Say Health Care (60%) And Education (33%) Are The Most Important Issues To Address After The Election - Taxes (8%) And The Economy (8%) Distant Third
Potential Successors To Klein All Have Low Profiles - Jim Dinning Has Early Lead In Favourability -
Ready, Set, Go - Alberta Heads To The Polls
Klein And The PCs (50%) Start The Election Campaign With A Commanding Lead Over The Alberta Liberals (26%), NDP (10%) And Alberta Alliance (9%)
Albertans Say Healthcare (49%) And Education (26%) Are Most Important Issues In This Election
Despite Some Concern Over Voter Fatigue, 69% Say It Was Okay For Klein To Call The Election Now
If The PCs Win This Election, Albertans Are Divided Over Whether Ralph Klein Should Complete His Term And Run Again (46%) Or Step Aside Before The End Of His Term (44%) -
Albertans Place A High Priority On Public Services
Most Albertans Say Healthcare (87%) And Public Education (kindergarten to grade 12) (85%) Are "Very Important" Issues Facing Alberta Today
Half (53%) Say Public Services Provided By The Alberta Government Have "Worsened" Over The Past Ten Years, While 19% Say They Have "Improved"
Just Over Nine-In-Ten (93%) Albertans Feel Providing More Funding To Public Services (such as education and healthcare) Should Be A Priority For The Provincial Government -
Albertans Split On Healthcare Reforms
43% Of Albertans Favour Klein's Approach To Reforming Canada's Healthcare System, While 39% Prefer Martin's - But Many "Don't Know" Which Approach Is Better (18%)
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"Bad News" Budget Causes Voter Backlash In Ontario
Provincial Support For McGuinty's Liberal Government Plummets (32%, Down 13 Points) - Conservatives Now Lead (39%, Up 9 Points), NDP (23%, Up 4 Points)
Seven In Ten Ontarians (71%) Believe Budget Is Bad News
But Half (49%) Prefer Premiums And Higher Taxes To Turning Back Clock To Mike Harris Era
Because Of McGuinty Budget Three In Ten (28%) Are Punishing Federal Liberals By Not Voting For Them -
Into The Election Window: Part 3
Half (52%)Of Canadians Think Main Reason Election Being Held Now Is Liberals Are "Cynical Politicians" Want To Win Re-Election Now, Not Because Of New Mandate To Take On Tough Issues (45%). Healthcare Tops List As Most Important Issue At Outset Of Federal Election Campaign. Martin's Liberals Score Most Support On National Areas Of Responsibilities -- But Support Is Soft. Majority (58%) Agree Martin Is Too Friendly With Big Business
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Honeymoon Over For Ontario Provincial Liberals
Ontario Provincial Grits Slide To 45% (Down 11 Points
Since November)
60% Of Ontarians Say Provincial Government Has No Clear Plan And Is Managing Day To Day
More (46%)Ontarians Disapprove Of Premier McGuinty's Performance Than Approve (43%)
Six In Ten Ontarians (62%) Say Liberals Can Run A Deficit As Long As They Pay It Off And Balance Books By End Of Their Term, And Most (49% vs. 43%) Indicate Taxpayers Protection Act Can Be Eschewed