Government

While Eight in Ten (78%) Approve of Performance of Former Finance Minister Paul Martin

Preliminary Key Findings

Three-Quarters (78%; 74% of Decided PC Voters) Say Nurses Are Not Paid Enough -- 72% Believe Better Pay and Benefits for Nurses Should Be a Higher Priority Than Tax Cuts, Hiring A Public Relations Firm (83%) Or Investing In Golf Courses (91%)

Despite Recent Scandals, Liberals (43%) Remain Most Popular Party

BC Liberals Maintain Support of Nearly 1-in-2 BC Voters; NDP Vote Remains Static (27%), Greens Up 4 Points (20%)

Majority of BC Voters (65%) Finding It More Difficult to Stand Behind Liberals

Few See NDP as Effective Opposition (7%); 1-in-3 Believe Media (34%) and the General Public (34%) More Effective

6-in-10 British Columbians Are Disappointed With Liberal Government and Premier's Performance Since Taking Office

63% of BC Public Believes Liberals Blind to Impact of Their Changes, But 59% Think Actions Are Necessary

68% Express Doubts About Liberals' Decision Making; Trust in Government to Keep Promises Has Decreased (46%)

Majority (59%) See Long-Term Payoff With Liberal Policies, Though Public Split on Clarity of Liberal Vision for Future

Majority (53%) Thinks BC is in Worse Shape Than a Year Ago, But Most (50%) Believe We'll Be Better Off in Future

Majority of Critics (63%) Blame Liberal Management for Current Woes; Fewer (22%) Blame External Factors

Majority Very Critical of State of Health Care and Education in BC; Expect Problems to Persist to End of Liberal Mandate

Most Downbeat on BC's Economy and Government Finances, But Expect Improvements in the Future

Majority (72%) of These Americans Blame U.S. Immigration and Border Security

Eight-in-ten (82%) Canadians Acknowledge U.S.A. as Its Largest Trading Partner, But Only 14% of Americans See It That Way - Name Japan (27%), China (25%) as Top Trade Partners