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Searching For Online Health Information The Number One Online Activity In Canada
Two-Thirds Of All Online Canadians Have Visited A Health Website, Up From 55% In 2000
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Majority (53%) of Canadians Say Gun Registry Should be Scrapped
Despite Issues with Gun Registry, Federal Liberals (41%) Remain Most Popular Party
While Conservatives (17%), Alliance (16%), NDP (12%) and Green Party (6%) Trail Behind -
Eight in Ten (82%) Canadians Approve Romanow Recommendation of $15 Billion Infusion into Healthcare Over Three Years Even If It Takes All Projected Budget Surplus
But Support Drops to 52% When Told This Would Leave Little Surplus for Improving Other Areas Such As Post-Secondary Education or the Military
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Three Quarters (74%) Of Canadians Say It Is Reasonable That Governments Develop A Plan For Healthcare System Within 100 Days Of The Release Of The Romanow Report
However, Confidence Is Mixed On What Such A Plan Will Deliver.
Almost All (97%) Canadians Say it is Important that Governments Actively Involve Heath Care Professionals in Developing Plan to Renew Health System -
Awaiting Romanow: Priorities for Healthcare Spending
Top Priorities For Healthcare are Waiting Lists for MRIs/CAT-Scans (63%), Homecare (49%), Primary Healthcare Services (44%), and Prevention Services (42%) According to Canadians
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Nine in Ten (88%) Say New Taxes Unnecessary for Healthcare -- Just Need to Spend Current Healthcare Money More Efficiently
Two-Thirds (65%) Indicate User Fees, More Private Money in Canadian Healthcare System Not Needed
Six in Ten (61%) Think Federal Government Should Implement Romanow Recommendations Even if It Means a Slight Tax Increase -
Seven in Ten (70%) Canadians are Confident that Within Their Lifetime a Cure for Cancer Will be found
68% Say Cancer, Within the Decade, Will Be Something You Live With, Not Die From
92% Willing To Donate Tumour Tissue for Research on New Drug Treatments
87% Of Canadians' Lives Have Been Touched By Cancer Through The Diagnosis Of A Friend Or Family Member -
Lower Mainland Municipal Elections 2002
Residents Want Their Mayor To Be A Good Manager (28%), Have A Vision (26%), Or Be Willing To Make Tough Decisions (20%)
Residents Divided On Exploring Municipal Amalgamation; 45% Support, 45% Oppose
City Of Vancouver Residents Divided On New Mayor Having Majority Control Of Council;
43% Good Thing, 41% Bad Thing One-In-Six (16%) Residents Has Had Contact With A Municipal Candidate During The Campaign -
Remembrance Day (65%) Still Holds More Personal Meaning For Canadians than September 11th (33%) . . .
Half (52%) Say They Will Attend a Formal Remembrance Day Service This Year (Down from 58% Last Year)
Three-Quarters (75%) Agree With Minister of Defense That Canadian Military Budget Needs to be Increased
A Majority (53%) Want Military to be Better Funded and Equipped All Purpose Armed Force As Opposed to Other Options