Election


Politics Survey

Federal Budget Cuts and Changes to Public Pension Plan (21%)
Top Canadian Political Story of 2012

Massive Alberta Beef Recall (18%) and Quebec Student Protests (18%) Round out Top 3 Stories of the Year
Politics Survey

Only One in Ten (8%) Americans and Canadians Believe the World Can Tolerate a Nuclear-Capable Iran; Most (92%) Believe it Cannot be Tolerated

Canadians Not Satisfied With the Quality of Public Debate Generally: Majority (74%) of Canadians Believe Canadians are Too Reserved When it Comes to Debating Important Issues, Public Debate is One-Sided (69%)
Politics Survey

More Than Six in Ten (62%) Canadians Strongly Agree that It's in Canada's Best Interests to Help Homeless Youth Find Employment

Majority (57%) Strongly Believe that Employers Who Hire Such Youth are Making a Difference in the Lives of Youth and Society
Politics Survey

Majority (59%) of Americans, Minority of Canadians (41%) Would Support Their Country Participating in a Pre-Emptive Strike Against Iran's Nuclear-Enrichment Program

Threat of Nuclear-Armed Iran Nears Top of List of 9 Possible Global Threats for Both Americans (#2) and Canadians (#3); Neither Presidential Candidate, Obama (net -6 pts.)/Romney (net -2 pts.), Benefits From Drawing "Redline" For Strike If Iranian Regime Develops Capacity to Build A Nuclear Bomb
Politics Survey

One in Three (33%) Canadians Witnessed Child Labour Exploitation While Away on Vacation; Most (77%) Canadians Say They're Disturbed to See Children Working in Travel Industry While They're on Vacation

Half (50%) Would be Willing to Spend an Average of 27% More on Their Vacation If Companies Guaranteed They Don't Use Child Labour
Politics Survey

Two in Three (65%) Support Legalization of Brothels in Canada

Majority of Men (75%), Women (55%) Support Legalization
Politics Survey

Most (74%) Canadians Believe Mexico Has `Serious Safety and Security Problem' in Tourist Destinations, Just One Quarter (26%) Think Recent Attacks are `Isolated Incidents'

Only Three in Ten (29%) Think Mexico is Safe for Canadians to
Travel to on Vacation, Placing it Last in Perceived Safety among Other Popular Sun Destinations
Politics Survey

Canadians Vote Royal Newlyweds Wills and Kate as
Top International Newsmakers of 2011

Deceased Libyan Dictator Moammar Gadhafi (17%), U.S. President Barack Obama (13%), Deceased Apple CEO Steve Jobs (13%) and Hollywood Star Charlie Sheen (6%) Complete the Top 5
Politics Survey

Canadians Say Death of Jack Layton (37%) was
Top Canadian News Story of 2011

Royal Visit (13%), Vancouver Hockey Riots (9%), Federal Election (8%) and Occupy Protests (7%) Round out the Top-Five Stories