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Vancouver Municipal Election 2002

Campbell (56%) Leads Clarke (29%) by Wide Margin in Race to be Vancouver's Next Mayor
Campbell (38%) Also Leads Clark (30%) in Top-of-Mind Awareness of Mayoral Candidates
Majority (55%) of Lower Mainland Residents Say It's Time for Change in City Council; Seven-in-Ten (72%) Vancouver Residents Want a Change
The Rest of the Lower Mainland also Prefers Campbell (43%) to Clarke (30%) as Mayor

So, Who Do Canadians Think Lie Like a Rug?

Politicians (60%) Lead the Liars Brigade, When Making Statements to the Media On Important Issues, Followed by Lawyers (40%), Corporate Executives (35%) and Union Leaders (31%)
Police Officers (8%), Doctors (6%) and Teachers (5%) Viewed As Least Likely to Lie

Ipsos-Reid Fires Back at Critics on Kyoto Polling

Ipsos-Reid Retains Legal Counsel, Demands Immediate Retraction and Apology by Environmental Activist, Bob Hunter, On Comments Made About Its Polling On Kyoto Accord

Canadians Divided on Kyoto Ratification

Canadians are Evenly Split on Whether Canada Should Withdraw from Kyoto and Develop a "Made in Canada" Plan (45%) or Ratify the Protocol (44%)

But Big East/West Divide Over Whether Canada Should Withdraw (40%/57%) or Ratify (49%/33%)

Awareness of Kyoto Increases to 69% from 58% in Mid-September

Jack Webster Awards Poll (2 of 2)

British Columbians Select Softwood Lumber Dispute as Top BC News Story of Past Year

Glen Clark's Trial a Runaway Winner as Most Over-Rated BC News Story of Past Year

Ontario Liberals (45%) Ride High while Tory (33%) Vote Plummets For New Eves' Administration (Down from 42%)

NDP (14%) Retains Support while Green Party (6%) Makes Dent
A Majority (56%) Indicate It's `Time for a Change' While 37% Say Tories `Should be Re-elected'

Jack Webster Awards Poll (1 of 2)

9-In-10 Acknowledge Importance Of Media To Society, But Public Divided On Relevance And Balance Of BC's Media
Jack Webster's Legacy Lives On In BC
3-In-4 British Columbians Heard Of Him, And Know What He's Renowned For

Six in Ten (61%) Canadians Approve Creation of Cloned Human Embryos for Collecting Stem Cells

Three-Quarters (76%) Also Approve Use of Unused, Extra In-Vitro Embryos in Stem Cell Research for Treatment of Disease

Municipal Issues In BC: Growth And Taxes

Two-Thirds (67%) Of BC Residents Think They Get Good Value For Local Tax Dollars
BC Residents Split When Given A Choice Between Higher Taxes (47%) Or Reduced Local Services (47%)
Very Slim Majority (54%) Of Lower Mainland Residents Think Local Government Doing Good Job At Balancing Growth And Livability
Majority Support (75%) for Off-Leash Parks