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Albertans Give Tough Love on Provincial Budget
Overall Majority (55%) of Albertans Oppose Klein Government's March 19th Budget
But Majority Supports Increases in Healthcare Premiums (54%), Increases in Liquor Mark-Ups, Vehicle Fees, Traffic Fines and Other Fees (58%) as Well as Increases in Tobacco Tax (70%)
Opposition Comes from Cuts to Municipal Grants for Roads and Transportation (83% oppose) and Public Service Cuts (50% oppose) -
Albertans Divided on Government's Involvement in Resolving Teachers' Dispute
Slim Majority (53%) Support Bill 12
But a Similar Number (52%) Agree that the Province Should Have Left the Parties to Negotiate a Settlement on their Own
Overall, Albertans are Divided on Whether the Solution is "Fair and Reasonable" (47% Agree, 51% Disagree) -
Consumer Confidence in Economy Takes Off Like a Rocket
42% Say Economy Will Improve in the Next Year - Up 19% Since November '01 - Highest Level Since May 1998 (44%)
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Alberta Tech Sector on the Rebound Despite Ongoing Challenge to Raise Investment Capital: Ernst & Young Report
3rd Annual Survey Highlights Issues Affecting Province's Technology Industry
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Among Women Aged 18-40 in Ontario, Awareness of Folic Acid Higher Than in 1999 (80% vs 71%), But Only 49% Aware it is Beneficial to Pregnant Women
62% of Ontario Women of Child-Bearing Age Do Not Feel They Know Enough About Folic Acid to Decide Whether or Not to Take it
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BC Liberals Weathering The Storm
BC Liberals (48%) Still Dominate Party Race; NDP (28%) Continue to Rise
Government Approval (45%) Bottoms Out
MacPhail's Approval (49%) Pushes Ahead of Campbell's (45%) -
Covert Operations - Almost One-in-Five Canadians (17%) Secretly Clipping Flowers from Others' Gardens
One-in-Five (19%) property owners feel the need to compete with neighbours for the best garden/lawn
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Half (48%) of Canadians Say They Do Not Support Either Side in Latest Israeli - Palestinian Conflict
Only 16% Express Support for Israel and 12% for the Palestinians
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Albertans Give Government Thumbs Up For Ending Teachers' Strike
Two-thirds (65%) of Albertans Approve of the Government's Action to End Teachers' Strike by Declaring a Public Emergency
But Albertans are Divided (45% "Likely", 56% "Not Likely") on the Likelihood of Reaching an Agreement Within the 21 Day Period -
Canadians And Their Photocopiers And Printers
One-in-Ten (12%) Canadians Have Become so Frustrated with a Photocopier that They Have Actually Kicked or Hit It
And 44% of Canadian Business Have Switched to Multifunction Printer/Photocopier Units