Government


Politics Survey

Approaching First Year Anniversary, Calgarians Give Mayor And Council Top Marks

Eight-in-ten Calgarians approve of the job done by Mayor Bronconnier (84%) and City Council (81%)
A similar number say the Mayor (80%) and Council (76%) have either met or exceeded their expectations
A strong majority believe the Mayor and City Council are on the right track (87%) and the same number (87%) approve of their overall management of the City
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A Majority (56%) Believe Saddam Hussein Represents Real Threat To World Peace

However, Less than Half (43%) Would Approve of Sending Canadian Troops If United States Takes Military Action Against Iraq -- 55% Do Not Support Such a Move
If War with Iraq, 26% Blame Hussein, 19% Bush, Half (52%) Both
Canadians Split on Approval of President Bush on Job of President (46%) and His War on Terrorism (51%)
Politics Survey

2010 Winter Games Bid Enjoys Strong Public Support

82% of Canadians Support Vancouver's Bid for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
67% of British Columbians Support Vancouver's Bid for the 2010 Olympic and
Paralympic Winter Games
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Stephen Harper Retraction

Re: Ipsos-Reid Corporation
Politics Survey

BC Provincial Political Scene

BC Liberals (43%) Drop Five Points, But Remain Well Ahead Of NDP (28%) And Greens (19%)
Macphail (47%) Continues To Lead Campbell (39%) In Job Approval
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A Majority (55%) Believe Terrorists are in Canada and Waiting to Attack Civilians And Are Not Confident that Government and Security Forces Capable of Preventing Terrorist Attacks

74% Say Terrorist Threats and Attacks Due to Handful of Radicals Against Western Values and Christianity - Not Representative of Muslims, People of the Arab Nations and those Who Follow Islam
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84% Of Canadians Think That The U. S. Bears Some (69%) Or All (15%) Responsibility For Terrorist Attacks On Them Because Of Its Policies, Actions In Middle East, Other Parts Of World

82% Believe that Osama Bin Ladin is Still Alive
While 61% of Canadians say Federal Government has Done Enough to Support U.S. and its War on Terrorism, 24% say Not Enough, 14% Too Much
Politics Survey

35% Of Canadians More Suspicious Of People Who Are Of Arab Descent Or Muslims From The Middle East In 9/11 Attacks Aftermath

Poll Compared to Exact Question of September 21, 2001 Poll Shows Increase --Up From 27% Then