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Election 2008: At the End of Week 1, Tories Lead But No Magic Breakthrough

In Week of Gaffes, Conservative Machine Only Ekes Out 2 Points Better Than Last Election Finish:
Tories (38%), Liberals (29%), NDP (13%), Green (11%)

When the Prime Minister Comes Knocking Canadians (74%) Say to Governor General Michaelle Jean: Say Yes To an Election

Majority (67%) Say They Will Determine Vote on Their Positions on the Issues, Not Strategically To Block (33%)
Majority (57%) Say Party, Not Local Candidate (19%) or What They Think of the Party Leaders (24%) Will Be Key Factor in Vote

Expectations of Outcome at the Outset: Canadians Prefer their Next Government to be a Majority (63%) But Expect a Minority (64%)

Green Shifting: Dion's Plan Takes a Tumble Amidst Withering Tory Attack

But While Some Traction Evident in Ontario, Only 40% (down 3 points) Willing To Strategically Vote for Harper's Conservatives to Block Carbon Tax Initiative

While Nearly All Canadian Homeowners (95%) Agree That It's Important To Reduce Their Environmental Impact, The Same Proportion (96%) Agrees That It's Important To Reduce Energy Use In Their Homes To Save Money

Pent Up Or Fed Up?

Rising Gas Prices Fuel Anger, Potentially Explosive; Majority (55%) of Canadians Say They're `Mad' or Angry', But Others Are Content (26%) Or Resigned (18%)

Six in Ten (60%) Believe Omar Khadr Should Remain in U.S. Custody at Guantanamo Bay

Four in Ten (40%) Say U.S. Government Has `No Right' To Detain Him and Canadian Government Should `Ask for His Return' to Canada

Of The 52% of Canadians Who Have Seen the Video of Khadr's Interrogation,
Only One Quarter (22%) Say Their Views Have Changed, Most (78%) Have Not

Grits (32%) And Tories (33%) In A Statistical Tie, But Grits Have Big Lead in Battleground Ontario

Views On `Green Shift' Plan Mixed, Little Political Impact At This Stage

Two Thirds (65%) Support Dr. Henry Morgentaler's Appointment to the Order of Canada

As Quebec City Celebrates 400th Anniversary, Majority (63%) Of Quebecers Believe French Language Needs More Protection In Canada Compared With Only One In Ten (11%) In The Rest Of Canada

But Canadians Inside And Outside Of Quebec Agree (51% In Quebec, 57% In Rest Of Canada) That The Quebec Independence Movement Is `Dormant, But Ready To Start Up Again At Any Moment'