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Holiday Spending
Canadians Expect To Spend Close To $1,500 This Year On Gifts, Decorations, Food, And More
Six In Ten (58%) Don't Budget And Spend As They Go...Four In Ten (38%) Are Last-Minute Shoppers -
Translink Poll
On November 17th, TransLink released the results of a poll conducted by Ipsos-Reid. The full question wording and results are provided in the accompanying data tables.
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Six in Ten (60%) Say Prime Minister Chrйtien Should Leave Now (47%) or By Christmas (13%) - Just Four in Ten (38%) Say He Should Stay On Till February
Electorate Give Paul Martin Time to Bide: Only 30% Say Call Election Immediately - 68% Say Later: Within a Year (41%) or Until 2005 (27%)
On Eight Issue Fronts, Canadians Express Modest Expectations of the New Prime Minister When Compared to Chrйtien Era- But Improved US Relations Top List -
Six in Ten (60%) Ontarians Say Election of Liberals is `Good News' For Province as Even More (75%) Feel McGuinty Will Do A Good Job as Premier
Hospital Beds, MRI/Cat Scans, Nurses, Tuition Freeze and Diversion of Gas Tax Rank as Top Big Ticket Promises Public Want Now . . . Others Can Wait
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Canadians Go Christmas Shopping
Four In Ten (43%) Canadians Plan To Spend The Most On Kids This Year--Will Spend An Average Of More Than $350 On Person Who Gets The Most
Two-Thirds (67%) Of Canadians Receive Bad Gifts--Friends (18%) And In-Laws (16%) Among Worst Gift Givers--Gifts Will Likely End Up In The Closet (33%)
Clothes (12%)And Electronics (10%) Top Canadians' Wish Lists -
British Columbians Divided On Issues Of The Day
Slim Majorities Support Safe Injection Site (56%), Same-Sex Marriage (55%) And Decriminalizing Possession Of Small Amounts Of Marijuana (54%)
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Toronto Megacity Vote Turns into Two Man Race With Miller in Lead for Mayor's Chair
Miller (37%) Holds Lead Among Decided Voters with Tory (31%) in Second Spot
Meanwhile, Hall's (19%) Support Tumbles, Nunziata's (6%) Collapses and Jakobek (2%) Out of the Race -
Consumer Economic Confidence Remains High
Home Purchase Intentions, Near Record Low Job Anxiety, And Positive Interest Rate Predictions Drive Economic Outlook
But, Personal Economic Outlook, Big-Ticket And Everyday Spending Intentions Soften Optimism
Ipsos-Reid Canadian Economic Confidence Index Slips 2.36 Points Since September To 110.71 -
God and Other Mysteries: A Look into the Religious and Spiritual Beliefs of Canadians
A Reader's Digest Sponsored Study Conducted by Ipsos-Reid