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Canadians Say Death of Jack Layton (37%) was Top Canadian News Story of 2011
Royal Visit (13%), Vancouver Hockey Riots (9%), Federal Election (8%) and Occupy Protests (7%) Round out the Top-Five Stories
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Canadians Say Death of Osama Bin Laden (25%), Fukushima Nuclear Disaster (22%) Top International News Stories of 2011
Royal Wedding (19%) and European Debt Crisis (19%)
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Despite Having Majority Government, Canadians Perceive Less is Getting Done in Ottawa, Minority (46%) Believes Majority Government Working Well
Topping the "Getting Things Done" List Are Afghanistan (66%), Bolstering the Military (65%) and Crime (65%);
Bottom of List Includes Strengthening Pension System (39%), Climate Change (41%) and Elected Senate (45%) -
While Most (58%) See Merit in Truck Side Guards to Protect Cyclists, Majority (60%) Balk at Cost to Truckers in Fragile Economy
More Bike Lanes on City Roads (81%) and Mutual
Biker/Driver Respect Needed -
Bob Rae is Canada's Parliamentarian of the Year
As Selected by Members of Parliament who Participated in the Parliamentarian of the Year Awards Survey
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Nearly Half of NDP (44%) and Liberal (41%) Voters Support Merger of Two Parties under One Banner
Tories (37%) Ahead While NDP (31%) Lead over Grits (21%)
Remains Strong, Bloc (6%) and Green (3%) Trail -
Four in Ten (40%) Canadians Believe Their Own Media Engage in Murdoch "News of the World" Like Phone Hacking, Payments to Obtain News Tips
Majority (56%) Say Journalists Should be Accredited to Work in Media
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NDP Moves Ahead of BC Liberals
NDP (45%, up 6) Leads BC Liberals (38%, down 3)
Christy Clark (34%) Leads Adrian Dix (23%) as Best Premier