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Healthcare Funding: Assessing the Federal and Provincial Positions
Two-Thirds (67%) Agree With Provincial Position, Almost As Many (62%) Agree With Federal Position
But When Push Comes To Shove, The Nod Goes To The Premiers (51%) -
Canadians Spend $990 Million For Gifts Online During 2002 Holiday Season, Down 14% From 2001
Decrease In Average Amount Spent And Few New Online Shoppers Leads To Decline
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Seven-in-Ten (67%) Canadians Approaching Retirement Are Unsure About Their Retirement Future
The 12th Annual RBC RRSP Poll Also Found That 59% Of Those Aged 45 And Up, Who Are Not Yet Retired, Are Feeling Behind In Meeting Their Retirement Goals
And 56% Have Not Determined The Amount They Will Need To Save To Ensure They Have A Comfortable Retirement -
One in Three (34%) Ontarians Likely to Watch This Year's Super Bowl
With One-Third (33%) of Viewers Likely to Also Bet on the Game
Bets Likely to be Personal with Friends (64%) or in an Office Pool (24%)
In General, One in Six (17%) Ontarians Bet on Sporting Events, with Football (63%) and Hockey (60%) Most Popular -
86% of Canadian CEOs Bullish That Their Business Has What It Takes To Compete in a Global Marketplace - Up from 76% in 2001
But Only 40% Say It's Time To Expand Into New Markets Rather Than Solidify Current Market
Top Priorities For CEOs: Ensuring Long-Term Company Financial Health; Increasing Productivity And Performance Improvement; Attracting And Retaining High Calibre Employees -
Canada's CEOs Modestly Optimistic With National Economic Expectations For 2003 - 77% Believe National Economy Will Slow Down But Continue To Have Some Growth
But CEOs Confident (81%) That There Will Not Be A Major Economic Downturn In The Next Two Years
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So, Whom Do We Trust?
Reader's Digest Trust Survey Finds that Pharmacists, Doctors and Airline Pilots Top the List as Canada's Most Trusted Professions. CEOs Now Mingle with Least Trustworthy
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Canada's CEOs Confident Their Company Will Do Financially Better in 2003 than 2002 (71%, Up Smartly From 64% in 2001)
But Workforce Hiring Outlook Softening as 50% of CEOs Indicate They'll Expand Workforce, 14% Say They'll Downsize
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Paul Tellier Named Most Respected CEO By Peers
84% Of CEOs Believe That Companies That Are More Respected By Public Enjoy Premium Share Price - With Majority (64%) Spending More Time Building Respect