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Support (74%) Remains High for Kyoto Protocol . . .
But Given the Choice Canadians, Prefer to Develop A Made in Canada Plan (49%) Than To Ratify Kyoto Accord (43%)
Three-Quarters (75%) Believe It Is Possible to Develop an Alternative to the Kyoto Protocol That Is Just As Effective But Would Cost The Canadian Economy A Lot Less
But Almost As Many (71%) Say That Even If There Are Problems With Protocol, It Should Be Implemented Because It Is Good First Step -
New Zealand (36%) Tops Wish List of Most Exotic Winter Travel Destination followed by Tahiti (23%), Rio de Janeiro (14%) and Thailand (11%) According to Canadians
However, Canadians are Most Likely to Travel within Canada over Holiday Season (33%) or in Winter/Spring of 2003 (26%)
While a Majority (55%) Say they Plan Months in Advance, One in Five (19%) Say they Plan Vacations Only Days in Advance (4%) or on the Spur of the Moment (15%)
Canadian Personalities Jim Carrey (28%), David Suzuki (20%) Rate As Good Vacation Guests -
Vancouver Municipal Election 2002
Campbell (56%) Leads Clarke (29%) by Wide Margin in Race to be Vancouver's Next Mayor
Campbell (38%) Also Leads Clark (30%) in Top-of-Mind Awareness of Mayoral Candidates
Majority (55%) of Lower Mainland Residents Say It's Time for Change in City Council; Seven-in-Ten (72%) Vancouver Residents Want a Change
The Rest of the Lower Mainland also Prefers Campbell (43%) to Clarke (30%) as Mayor -
So, Who Do Canadians Think Lie Like a Rug?
Politicians (60%) Lead the Liars Brigade, When Making Statements to the Media On Important Issues, Followed by Lawyers (40%), Corporate Executives (35%) and Union Leaders (31%)
Police Officers (8%), Doctors (6%) and Teachers (5%) Viewed As Least Likely to Lie -
Ontario Liberals (45%) Ride High while Tory (33%) Vote Plummets For New Eves' Administration (Down from 42%)
NDP (14%) Retains Support while Green Party (6%) Makes Dent
A Majority (56%) Indicate It's `Time for a Change' While 37% Say Tories `Should be Re-elected' -
Jack Webster Awards Poll (1 of 2)
9-In-10 Acknowledge Importance Of Media To Society, But Public Divided On Relevance And Balance Of BC's Media
Jack Webster's Legacy Lives On In BC
3-In-4 British Columbians Heard Of Him, And Know What He's Renowned For -
Six in Ten (61%) Canadians Approve Creation of Cloned Human Embryos for Collecting Stem Cells
Three-Quarters (76%) Also Approve Use of Unused, Extra In-Vitro Embryos in Stem Cell Research for Treatment of Disease
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Municipal Issues In BC: Growth And Taxes
Two-Thirds (67%) Of BC Residents Think They Get Good Value For Local Tax Dollars
BC Residents Split When Given A Choice Between Higher Taxes (47%) Or Reduced Local Services (47%)
Very Slim Majority (54%) Of Lower Mainland Residents Think Local Government Doing Good Job At Balancing Growth And Livability
Majority Support (75%) for Off-Leash Parks -
Municipal Issues In BC: Security And Policing
Education (18%), Transportation (17%), Crime (16%) And Health Care (15%) Top Municipal Issues
Four-In-Ten (44%) BC Residents Feeling Less Secure In Local Community
But, Eight-In-Ten Satisfied With Police Performance At Enforcing Laws (79%) And Preventing Crime (76%) -
With a New Throne Speech, Chretien Liberals Notch Up (44%) and Remain Most Popular Party
While Conservatives (15%), Alliance (15%) and NDP (13%) Continue to Trail Badly
The Green Party (4%) Shows Up on Radar Screen . . . Especially in British Columbia