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BC Political Scene
BC Liberal Government Approval Rating Plummets 22 Points (71% To 49%) Since September
Premier Campbell's Approval Falls 19 Points In Three Months (70% To 51%); McPhail Makes No Gains (41% To 39%)
Support For BC Liberals Drops 12 Points (62% To 50%), Benefits NDP (15% To 21%), Unity BC (3% To 8%), And Greens (14% To 17%)
Most British Columbians Still Support Liberal Agenda For Change (57%), But Solid Opposition Voice Present (40%) -
MAJORITY (74%) OF CANADIANS BELIEVE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD STIMULATE ECONOMY THROUGH TAX CUTS
Majority (55%) Also Believe That Any Government Spending to Stimulate Economy Should Not Run a Deficit
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MORE THAN EIGHT-IN-TEN (86%) CANADIANS FEEL GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO CONTINUE WITH PRE-SEPTEMBER 11TH AGENDA
But, Spending on Security Issues Is Still Seen as Appropriate with Slightly Less (83%) Who Say that Increased Security at Airports and on Flights Should be Paid for by the Government
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MAJORITY (54%) OF CANADIANS DON'T THINK HEALTHCARE SYSTEM HAS CAPACITY TO DEAL WITH A TERRORIST ATTACK
45% Concerned Canada Does Not Have Sufficient Vaccines or Antibiotics in the event of a Bio-Terrorist Attack
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The 2001 Grey Cup
11 Million Canadians Plan to Watch the 89th Edition of the Grey Cup
Canadians Pick the Stampeders (42%) over the Bombers (32%) for the Honour of Popping the Champagne -
Liberals Continue to Hold Support of Half (49%) of Decided Voters in the Country
In the `Fight for the Right' - Both the Conservatives (19%) and the Canadian Alliance (13%) Increase Support Slightly
As the NDP Kicks Off its Convention, Polls Show Them Mired at 9% Nationally -
Health Care (36%) Increases 14 Points to Return as Most Important Issue Facing the Country According to CanadiansHowever, Terrorist Attacks/National Security (33%), Despite Dropping Seven Points, Remains a Major Concern
And One-Quarter (23%) Believe the Economy is a Major Issue
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AS REMEMBRANCE DAY APPROACHES, EIGHT-IN-TEN (84%) CANADIANS BELIEVE MORE SHOULD BE DONE TO HONOUR OUR VETERANS
WITH THE CURRENT WAR ON TERRORISM, REMEMBRANCE DAY HAS A SPECIAL MEANING THIS YEAR FOR A MAJORITY (67%) OF CANADIANS
SIX-IN-TEN (58%)SAY THEY WILL ATTEND A REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE THIS YEAR -
CANADIANS LOOK TO THE GOVERNMENT TO COMBAT RECESSION
Three-Quarters of Canadians Believe that Special Measures are Required by the Federal Government to Deal with the Economic Downturn (78%) and that the Government Should Introduce a New Infrastructure Program to Create Jobs (74%)