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Potential Liberal Majority Gets More Comfortable

Liberal vs. Bloc Gap Closes In Quebec, Conservatives Falter In Atlantic Canada But Gain In Prairies, NDP Slip; Seat Range Model Projects Liberals With Potential Majority: 160-164 Seats, Conservative 66-70 Seats, Bloc 56-60 Seats, NDP 18-22 Seats, 155 Seats Needed For Majority

Canadians' Views On Trade Agreements:

Six In Ten Canadians (62%) Disagree That Canada Should Sign A Trade Agreement That Would Open Canada's Public Services to Competition From Foreign Companies
A Further Six In Ten (60%) Disagree That Government Should Sign Deals That Would Allow Corporations to Directly Sue The
Government of Canada If Our Public Policies Impair Their Ability to Make Profits

Canadians On Hospice Palliative Care

Canadians Estimate It Would Take An Average of 54 Hours Per Week To Take Care Of A Dying Loved One In Their Home
Considering Their Current Schedule, 64% Of Canadians Could Not Devote The Estimated Amount Of Time To Do So

Canadian Moms And Learning

Three-Quarters (74%) Of Canadian Moms Concerned About Their Children's Ability To Compete In Global Economy

Virtually All (98%) Think It Is Important To Encourage Learning At Home; Nine-in-Ten (92%) Now More Inclined To Choose Educational Entertainment For Children

Moms More Keen Than Dads On Reading With Their Children At A Young Age (78% when Children are Less than 1 Year Old)

Most Canadians Agree Canada Should Hold Off On Further Genetically-Modified Crops Until More Health And Environmental Safety Issues Are Addressed

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Volatile Voters Bounce Grits Back Into Majority Territory (40% +5) As Conservatives Stumble (23% -5)

NDP 18% (Unchanged), Bloc 11% (Bloc +1 at 46% with Grits at 33% in Quebec), Green 5% (Unchanged)
Seat Model Projects Liberals Taking 153-157 Seats, Conservatives 66-70 Seats, Bloc 58-62 Seats, NDP 19-23 Seats
155 Seats Needed For Majority
Majority (59%) Think Federal Liberals Don't Deserve To Be Re-Elected And Time Another Party Given Chance To Govern Country

Eight In Ten Canadians (82%): Bush No Friend Of Canada, Doesn't Really Know Canadian Issues

But Canadians Split over Future Relationship between the Two Countries: More Canadians (39%) Believe Canada's Relationship with the U.S. Should Be Closer Than Farther Apart (27%) While One-Third (32%) Say It Should Remain the Same

Turning Votes Into Seats By Darrell Bricker

Canadians Agree Canada Should Adopt A Comprehensive National Water Policy That Recognizes Clean Drinking Water As A Basic Human Right

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RBC Financial Group 11th Annual Housing Study

Nine In Ten Homeowners Aware Of Borrowing
One-Quarter Have Done So And Another One-Third Would Be Comfortable Doing So