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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

However, Eves (39%) Tops McGuinty (27%) and Hampton (13%) As To Who Would Make Best Premier

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While Two-Thirds (66%) Feel Closer Economic Ties with U.S. a Positive Trend

And Almost Half (45%) Say that Canada Has a Worse Relationship with Bush than with Past U.S. Presidents

While Just Under Half (46%) of Canadians Agree that In War, These Types of Tragic Incidents Happen, a Majority (52%) Disagree

Majority Of BC Public (52%) Thinks Referendum Will Have Negative Impact On Treaty Negotiations
No Real Consensus On Referendum; Support Slips 6 Points Since December (60% To 54%); 43% Oppose The Referendum
Growing Majority Of BC Public Believes Referendum Is A Waste Of Money (60%, Up 6 Points Since December - 54%)
Likelihood Of Participating In Referendum Drops Dramatically (65% In December To 51% In April)

Full Majority Supports Government's Eight Principles; Two-Thirds Or More Of Likely Voters Say "Yes"
BC Public Feels "Moderately Informed" About The Issues

However, Over Half (54%) Feel Israelis Have Used Excessive Force In Response to Palestinian Violence