Government

Alumni Impact Research

Most Residents Approve Of Overall Police Performance (86%) And That Of Senior Police Management (75%)

Police Doing Good Job At Dealing With Crime And Safety Issues (83%) And Performing Their Duties In A Professional And Respectful Manner (88%)

Ratings Less Positive In City Of Vancouver

Harper Momentum Hits Skids (Down 26 Points) As Grits Maintain Vote Lead - Paul Martin And Liberal Party Momentum Holds Steady (But Still Strongly Negative)
Decided Vote: Liberals (35%, +1 Point), Conservatives (27%, -2 Points), NDP (18%, + 2 Points), Green Party (6%, Unchanged) -- In Quebec, Bloc Quebecois Sits At 51% Support (Unchanged)

Most (71%) British Columbians Satisfied With Provincial Election Outcome

Stephen Harper (38%) Trails Jack Layton (63%) And Paul Martin (53%) In Job Approval

Widely Divergent Approval Ratings For Prominent BC MPs - Chuck Cadman (63%), Ujjal Dosanjh (47%), Gurmant Grewal (19%)

Liberals (34%) Hold 5-Point Lead Over Conservatives (29%) - NDP (16%), Green (6%)
In Quebec, Bloc Quebecois (51%) Holds 29-Point Lead Over Liberals (22%)
In Ontario, Liberals (44%) Lead As Conservatives Entrenched In Second Place (31%) Ahead Of NDP (16%)

An Ipsos-Reid Report Prepared For The Canada Institute of the Washington D.C. based Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars And The Toronto Based Canada Institute on North American Issues (CINAI)

Benchmark Survey Explores Canadian's Perceptions

Majority Want Even Narrow Budget Confidence Vote To Decide Fate Of Government
Grits Jump Into Lead (34% Vs. 28% For Conservatives) -- But Viewed As Most Responsible For Parliamentary Turmoil, And Most Don't Believe They Deserve Re-Election
Canadians Divided On Whether Or Not An Election Will Clear The Air