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BC Views on 2013 Provincial Budget
Overall Reviews are Mixed with 41% Approving and 47% Disapproving
Strong Support for Increasing Taxes on Corporations, Wealthy and Smokers. Little Support for Increasing MSP Premiums
Very Few (12%) Believe that Budget Will Actually be Balanced -
Only One Quarter (27%) of Working Canadians Expect to Be Fully Retired by Age 66
Near Equal Proportion of Canadians Expect to Be Working Full-Time (26%) as Fully Retired (27%) by Traditional Retirement Age
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Public Perspectives: A Special Report on Healthcare
In this edition of Public Perspectives, a special report on healthcare features detailed findings from a recent poll conducted by the Ipsos Health Policy Institute. Healthcare has been and continues to be the top issue among Canadians.
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Two in Five (38%) Married or Common-Law Canadians Consider Themselves to Be Struggling Financially
At Least One in Five Canadian Couples Are Having Relationships Affected By Current Financial (27%) or Debt Situation (20%)
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Four in Five (78%) Calgarians Believe There's Still A Lot of Stigma Attached to Mental Illness; One in Five (21%) Feel Apprehensive Around Those With Such Illnesses
One in Four (24%) Would Feel Uncomfortable Talking About A Mental Health Concern If They Had One
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Eight in Ten (80%) Canadians Say 2012 Was a Good Year for Their Family, Up 5 Points From 2011
Nine in Ten (89%) Expect 2013 to be a Good Year for Their Family
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Three in Five (62%) Canadians Say the Federal Government is Doing Too Little to Protect Species at Risk
Nine in Ten Canadians (85%) Say Federal Laws Protecting Species at Risk are Crucial to the Diversity and Abundance of Wildlife, the Canadian Economy, and Canadians' Health
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Most (88%) Ontarians `Support' Creation of Province-Wide Registry of Homes Used as Marijuana Grow-Ops
One Quarter (24%) of Ontarians have Seen or Know of Homes in their Neighbourhood that Have Been Used as a Grow-Op