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BC Political Scene
BC Liberal Government Approval Rating Plummets 22 Points (71% To 49%) Since September
Premier Campbell's Approval Falls 19 Points In Three Months (70% To 51%); McPhail Makes No Gains (41% To 39%)
Support For BC Liberals Drops 12 Points (62% To 50%), Benefits NDP (15% To 21%), Unity BC (3% To 8%), And Greens (14% To 17%)
Most British Columbians Still Support Liberal Agenda For Change (57%), But Solid Opposition Voice Present (40%) -
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AND BUYING: WHAT'S IN THE WINDOW, AND HOW PEOPLE WILL PAY FOR IT
Jewelry and Clothing Are Top Gifts to Give or Receive This Holiday
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MAJORITY (74%) OF CANADIANS BELIEVE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD STIMULATE ECONOMY THROUGH TAX CUTS
Majority (55%) Also Believe That Any Government Spending to Stimulate Economy Should Not Run a Deficit
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MORE THAN EIGHT-IN-TEN (86%) CANADIANS FEEL GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO CONTINUE WITH PRE-SEPTEMBER 11TH AGENDA
But, Spending on Security Issues Is Still Seen as Appropriate with Slightly Less (83%) Who Say that Increased Security at Airports and on Flights Should be Paid for by the Government
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MAJORITY (54%) OF CANADIANS DON'T THINK HEALTHCARE SYSTEM HAS CAPACITY TO DEAL WITH A TERRORIST ATTACK
45% Concerned Canada Does Not Have Sufficient Vaccines or Antibiotics in the event of a Bio-Terrorist Attack
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TELUS is BC's most respected company, according to British Columbians
While people in the province are very fragmented in terms of what company they say they respect the most, TELUS comes out on top
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WITH LESS THAN A MONTH TO GO, HALF OF CANADIANS (52%) HAVE NOT STARTED THEIR HOLIDAY SHOPPING...BUT, MOST WILL JOIN THE CROWDS BY THE SECOND WEEK OF DECEMBER
About half (53%) of pet owners plan to give their pet a present. As for humans, only one-third of Canadians plan to gift their boss (32%) or neighbour (29%)
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Online Security and Privacy Concerns on the Increase in Canada
Over 4 in 5 non-online shoppers are concerned about security of credit card information; 2 in 3 concerned about privacy of personal information.
Concerns contributing to virtually no year-over-year growth in incidence of online gift purchasing over the holidays. -
FOUR-IN-TEN (40%) CANADIANS BELIEVE THAT THE CANADIAN ECONOMY WILL GET WORSE OVER THE COMING YEAR, AS SLIGHT RISE IN OPTIMISM RETURNS (23% SAY IT WILL GET BETTER)
Job Anxiety Notches Up From 18% in October to 21%