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Federal Budget 2003: After Healthcare, Where Should We Go?
In A Direct Trade Off, New Spending for Social Programs and National Defence (54%) Wins Out Over Further Tax Cuts (42%)
Increased Spending on Child Poverty (26%), Reducing Personal Income Taxes (20%) Selected as Top Priorities Beyond Healthcare -
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%) -
Only Half (54%) of Canadians Say They're Confident They'll Have Funds to Cover Expenses If Critically Ill
Maintaining Lifestyle and Being Able to Pay Bills Top Concerns if Recovering from Critical Illness
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One-Quarter (26%) Of Canadians Know Someone in their Family Diagnosed with Alzheimer Disease
Nine in ten (88%) Canadians Say the Effects of the Disease on Canadian Healthcare System will be Dramatic
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Four in Ten (41%) Say Liberals The Party That Would Provide `Best Overall Government for Canada'
Followed by Canadian Alliance (15%), Progressive Conservatives (13%), and NDP (10%)
Alliance (26%) Tops the List as Party that Would Provide the `Worst Overall Government for Canada', followed by the NDP (22%), the Liberals (19%), and the Tories (12%)
In Individual Policy Areas, Liberals Seen as the Party that Would Do the Best Job -
Searching For Online Health Information The Number One Online Activity In Canada
Two-Thirds Of All Online Canadians Have Visited A Health Website, Up From 55% In 2000
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Eight in Ten (82%) Canadians Approve Romanow Recommendation of $15 Billion Infusion into Healthcare Over Three Years Even If It Takes All Projected Budget Surplus
But Support Drops to 52% When Told This Would Leave Little Surplus for Improving Other Areas Such As Post-Secondary Education or the Military
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Three Quarters (74%) Of Canadians Say It Is Reasonable That Governments Develop A Plan For Healthcare System Within 100 Days Of The Release Of The Romanow Report
However, Confidence Is Mixed On What Such A Plan Will Deliver.
Almost All (97%) Canadians Say it is Important that Governments Actively Involve Heath Care Professionals in Developing Plan to Renew Health System -
Awaiting Romanow: Priorities for Healthcare Spending
Top Priorities For Healthcare are Waiting Lists for MRIs/CAT-Scans (63%), Homecare (49%), Primary Healthcare Services (44%), and Prevention Services (42%) According to Canadians
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Nine in Ten (88%) Say New Taxes Unnecessary for Healthcare -- Just Need to Spend Current Healthcare Money More Efficiently
Two-Thirds (65%) Indicate User Fees, More Private Money in Canadian Healthcare System Not Needed
Six in Ten (61%) Think Federal Government Should Implement Romanow Recommendations Even if It Means a Slight Tax Increase