Government

Two-thirds (65%) of Albertans Approve of the Government's Action to End Teachers' Strike by Declaring a Public Emergency


But Albertans are Divided (45% "Likely", 56% "Not Likely") on the Likelihood of Reaching an Agreement Within the 21 Day Period

Second Place Conservatives (16%) Remain Ahead of Right Wing Rivals Canadian Alliance (12%)


NDP Retains Support of One in Ten (10%) Canadians

None of the Above . . .

Even Highly Touted Frontrunner Eves Doesn't Defeat Liberals in Head to Head Battle: McGuinty Liberals (49%) versus Eves Conservatives (35%), with 16% Choosing `Neither' (10%) or `Don't Know' (6%) If Vote was Tomorrow

But 36% Blame Provincial Government -- Up 10% Since August 2001

Half (51%) of Canadians Support Possible American Military Action Against Iraq Because of Weapons of Mass Destruction


44% Oppose the Move

BC Liberal Approval (43%) Continues Downward Trend; But Most (71%) BC Liberal Voters Still Approve
BC Public Divided on Freezing Health Care Spending (49% Approve vs. 50% Disapprove)
Majority (58%) Approve of Contracting Out Non-Clinical Hospital Services

Majority (55%) Thinks BC Government Going Too Far - Too Fast
Majority (56%) Disapproves of Rewriting Existing Contracts
Half (47%) Less Trusting Of Provincial Government

Three Quarters (77%) of GVRD Residents Support Proposal to Build a Toll-Tunnel from Vancouver to the North Shore
Most Residents (69%) Say Lions Gate and Second Narrows Bridges are Not Sufficient to Handle Current Level of Traffic - 90% Say Bridges Will Not be Sufficient in 10 Years Time