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Majority (51%) of Canadians - Up from 45% Last Week - Now Say United Nations Has Enough Evidence to Authorise Military Action Against Iraq

However, Canadians (62%) Continue to Feel Country Should Support Allowing More Time in Iraq for UN Inspectors

Six in Ten (62%) Say Canada Should Only Provide Military Assistance if Action is Authorised by United Nations

Majority Think Federal (81%) and Provincial (58%) Governments Doing a Poor Job Resolving Dispute

Two-Thirds (63%) Pessimistic that Dispute Will Be Resolved to Satisfaction of BC Forest Industry

Majority (57%) Believe Time for Another Party to Take Over, Just One in Three (37%) Say Tories Deserve Re-election

Eight in Ten (78%) Small Business Owners Say BC Liberals Are Moving In The "Right Direction" In Terms Of Changes Made For Small Business

44% Say BC's Business Climate Is Already In "Better Shape" Than When The Liberals Were First Elected and 66% Say It Will Be In "Better Shape" Two Years From Now

Owners Say Taxes (40%) And The Economy (23%) Should Receive The Greatest Attention From BC's Leaders

But Majority (55%) Agrees if Iraq Does Not Provide Evidence, Military Action Should Be Taken

Half (52%) Don't Believe United Nations Currently Has Enough Evidence to Authorise Military Action - Even Though Only 21% Believes Iraq Has Destroyed It's Weapons of Mass Destruction

Six in Ten (58%) Approve of Prime Minister's Handling of Iraq Situation

In A Direct Trade Off, New Spending for Social Programs and National Defence (54%) Wins Out Over Further Tax Cuts (42%)

Increased Spending on Child Poverty (26%), Reducing Personal Income Taxes (20%) Selected as Top Priorities Beyond Healthcare

Six in Ten (60%) Say Canada Should Only Provide Military Assistance If UN Authorises Action

Three Quarters (76%) of Albertans Say Province Has Become a "Better Place to Live" Since Klein Was Elected 10 Years Ago

Two Thirds (67%) Approve of his Performance as Premier

63% Would Support a Fourth Term For Klein and PC's (50% Support) Continue to Dominate Alberta`s Political Scene

Majority of 14 Countries Polled Want Leaders To Be Less Supportive of American Positions