Government

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

Three-Quarters (73%) Believe Ontario is Facing a Garbage Crisis

Six in Ten (61%) Disapprove Of Shipping Garbage to Michigan--And 81% Don't Believe Province Has A Plan If Border Shuts

Two-Thirds (64%) Indicate Province Needs To Seek New And Expanded Facilities, Increase Recycling And Diversion Efforts

Two-Thirds Still Know Very Little Or Nothing About BC-STV

"Yes" Side Widens Lead Over "No" Side

Two-Thirds Say Campaign Excitement "About Average"

Eight-in-Ten Think BC Liberals Will Win

Half Of Canadians (50%) Believe That The Vote On Tuesday Night Was Indeed A Loss Of Confidence, But Most (62%) Willing To Wait Until Budget Vote On May 19th

Voters Give Top Marks To NDP And Green Campaigns

Still No Real Movement In Vote Or Best Premier Numbers

Vote Is Firm - Very Few Potential Switchers

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)

Majority (58%) Believe Conservatives' Motive For Election Is Power Lust - Not Sincere Belief That They Can No Longer Support "Corrupt" Government (37%)