Economy

A Report Prepared By Ipsos Reid For KPMG and The Globe and Mail ROB

Six-in-Ten (61%) Canadians Think Preferential Rates On Term
Deposits Unfair
Less Than Half (45%) ) Of Canadians Aware Can Negotiate Term
Deposits
Majority (58%) Dislike The Negotiation Process
Half (53%) Of Canadians More Likely To Deal With Financial Institution That Eliminates Rate
Negotiation

Six-in-Ten (60%) Support Newfoundland and Labrador's Deal Allowing it to Keep its Equalization Payments Despite Increasing Oil and Gas Revenues
But Eight-in-Ten (80%) Say Agreement Should be Available to All Provinces
Most (75%) Ontarians, But Few (21%) Outside Ontario Say the Province Bears Unfair Burden in the Equalization System

Slim Majority (55%) Says Alberta Should Share its Extra Revenue from Oil While 45% Say Alberta Should Keep It
But Most (68%) Do Not Think Alberta's Oil Wealth Poses a Threat to Canada's Federal System

Business Intelligence Decision-makers Give Mediocre Scores For Business Intelligence Performance Within Their Company

Women Place More Importance On The Work/Life Balance

Most (66%) Feel New Taxes On Income Trusts Are "Bad Idea"