Election

Seven in Ten (70%) Say they Approve of the Actions of the Supreme Court Over the Last Year and an Even Greater Number (89%) Say they Have Respect for Supreme Court Justices

Majority (59%) of Canadians Oppose Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Latimer's Second Degree Murder Sentence

Only Half (52%) Now Support The Death Penalty Compared To 69% In 1995

Seven In Ten (68%) Canadians Say That The Vancouver Police Were Right To Charge Marty McSorley With Assault After High Sticking Donald Brashear

ONLY 16% SAY IT SHOULD BE A CRIMINAL OFFENCE FOR A PARENT TO SPANK THEIR CHILD; AN OVERWHELMING 83% DISAGREE.

CANADIANS SPLIT ON WHETHER JUDGES IN CANADA HAVE TOO MUCH POWER
45% OF CANADIANS SAY CANADA'S JUDGES HAVE "TOO MUCH POWER" - 50% DISAGREE

SOME (23%) SAY KARLA HOMOLKA SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO HAVE
DAY PASSES TO HELP HER REJOIN SOCIETY

ONE THIRD (35%) OF CANADIAN TEENS SAY VIOLENCE HAS INCREASED IN THEIR SCHOOL OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS

A PLURALITY (41%) BELIEVE "MERCY KILLING" SHOULD NOT EVEN BE AGAINST THE LAW