Government

Six-in-Ten (60%) British Columbians Think Public-Private Partnerships are a Good Idea
Half (48%) Willing to Pay Toll or User Fee

Three-Quarters (74%) of Canadians Believe Individual Rights and Freedoms Better Protected Under Charter

Alliance (42%) and Conservative (8%) Voters More Likely To Vote For CA with Harper at Helm

Six in Ten (60%) Albertans are Now More Likely to Vote for Alliance With Harper as New Leader
In Wake of Harper Win, Alliance (36%) Up 4 Points - Tories (22%) Down 7 - Liberals (30%) and NDP (7%) Holding Steady

After One Year Anniversary Provincial Tories Continue at Top of Polls (50%) - Liberals (31%) and New Democrats (11%) Well Behind
Personal Approval of Premier Klein (57%) and his Government (54%) is Down 13 Points in Recent Months - But 63% Still Say Klein and Government are on the "Right Track"
Healthcare (54%) Continues Seven Year Stretch at Top of Issue Agenda But Education Not Far Behind (47%)

Overall Majority (55%) of Albertans Oppose Klein Government's March 19th Budget
But Majority Supports Increases in Healthcare Premiums (54%), Increases in Liquor Mark-Ups, Vehicle Fees, Traffic Fines and Other Fees (58%) as Well as Increases in Tobacco Tax (70%)
Opposition Comes from Cuts to Municipal Grants for Roads and Transportation (83% oppose) and Public Service Cuts (50% oppose)

Slim Majority (53%) Support Bill 12
But a Similar Number (52%) Agree that the Province Should Have Left the Parties to Negotiate a Settlement on their Own
Overall, Albertans are Divided on Whether the Solution is "Fair and Reasonable" (47% Agree, 51% Disagree)

BC Liberals (48%) Still Dominate Party Race; NDP (28%) Continue to Rise
Government Approval (45%) Bottoms Out
MacPhail's Approval (49%) Pushes Ahead of Campbell's (45%)

Only 16% Express Support for Israel and 12% for the Palestinians