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Politics Survey

A Special Report: Attacking Iraq

Only (40%) Approve of United States Taking Military Action to Oust Saddam Hussein

Two-Thirds (64%) Say Canada Should Provide Military Assistance Only Via UN, 15% Say with U.S. on its Own

Telling the Truth: Weapons of Mass Destruction, Who Canadians Believe, Their Views on the Bush Administration, Americans and the Threat to World Peace
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Premier Campbell Lives Another Day

While British Columbians Split Over Whether Premier Gordon Campbell Should Resign (50%) or Stay On (48%) in Wake of Drinking and Driving Charge...

Six in Ten (62%) Accept His Apology and 56% Say the Incident Does Not Reflect on His Ability To Make Decisions as Premier

Meanwhile, Support for BC Liberals (41%) and Campbell's Approval Rating (38%) Hold Steady

But, Three Quarters (74%) Say Campbell is a Hypocrite and 55% Say He Has Lost the Moral Authority to Lead
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Eves' Ontario Conservatives (38%) Move Up In Wake of Hydro Rate Cap, But Still Trail McGuinty's Liberals (45%), with the NDP (14%) and Green Party (3%) Trailing

Eves Viewed as Leader That Would Make Best Premier (42%)
Government Receives High Marks on Handling of Hydro
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Crime In British Columbia

One-in-Three (32%) BC Households a Victim of Crime in Past Two Years; Vast Majority (86%) of Crimes Reported to Police

Seven-in-Ten (71%) BC Residents Thinks Courts and Justice System Too Soft on Law Breakers

Residents Split on How to Get Tougher; Longer Sentences (33%), Community Service (30%), Financial Compensation (30%)

Majority (60%) of British Columbians Willing to Pay More Taxes to Hire More Police Officers
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Safe Injection Sites In The Lower Mainland

Six-in-Ten (61%) Support a Safe Injection Site in the City of Vancouver; Majority (55%) Thinks Site Will Improve Drug Problem in Downtown Eastside

Six-in-Ten (63%) Prefer Multiple Sites to a Single Site (19%)

Strong Majority (81%) Supports Mandatory Treatment; Much Lower Support for Age Limits (39%) or Providing Free Drugs (41%)

Half (50%) of Lower Mainland Residents Outside City of Vancouver Would Support a Site in Their Own Municipality
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Four in Ten (41%) Say Liberals The Party That Would Provide `Best Overall Government for Canada'

Followed by Canadian Alliance (15%), Progressive Conservatives (13%), and NDP (10%)
Alliance (26%) Tops the List as Party that Would Provide the `Worst Overall Government for Canada', followed by the NDP (22%), the Liberals (19%), and the Tories (12%)
In Individual Policy Areas, Liberals Seen as the Party that Would Do the Best Job
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BC Political Scene

BC Liberal (44%) Support Stable as NDP (31%) Reaches Five Year High; Green Party (17%) and BC Unity (5%) Trail

MacPhail (49%) Continues to Lead Campbell (37%) in Job Approval

Federal Liberals (35%) Still Party to Beat in BC; Alliance (25%) and NDP (22%) Battling for Second Place

Joe Clark (51%) Tops Other Federal Leaders in Job Approval
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Majority (53%) of Canadians Say Gun Registry Should be Scrapped

Despite Issues with Gun Registry, Federal Liberals (41%) Remain Most Popular Party
While Conservatives (17%), Alliance (16%), NDP (12%) and Green Party (6%) Trail Behind
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Lower Mainland Municipal Elections 2002

Residents Want Their Mayor To Be A Good Manager (28%), Have A Vision (26%), Or Be Willing To Make Tough Decisions (20%)
Residents Divided On Exploring Municipal Amalgamation; 45% Support, 45% Oppose
City Of Vancouver Residents Divided On New Mayor Having Majority Control Of Council;
43% Good Thing, 41% Bad Thing One-In-Six (16%) Residents Has Had Contact With A Municipal Candidate During The Campaign