Government


Politics Survey

Two Thirds (65%) of Ontario Homeowners Oppose McGuinty Government Proposed Mandatory Home Energy Audit Program

Principal Residence Homeowners Overwhelmingly Support Voluntary (92%), Not Mandatory (8%), Audits for Home Sellers
Politics Survey

BC Liberals Lead as Majority of Voters Say Province Heading in Right Direction

BC Liberals (46%, up 2 points) Lead NDP (35%, unchanged) and Greens (15%, down 1 point)
Approval Ratings Steady for Gordon Campbell (50%, unchanged) and Carole James (52%, down 2 points)
BC Liberals Also Have Largest Potential Voter Pool and Firmest Vote Heading Toward May 12th Election
Politics Survey

Canadian Producers Do Not Feel the Recent Federal Budget Will Help Their Farm Operation or the Agricultural Industry

One in Twenty Farmers in Canada (6%) Indicate That the Federal Budget Will Help Their Farm Operation, While Twice as Many (13%) Feel it Will Hurt Their Farm Operation

However, Most Feel the Harper Government is Committed to Doing What it Takes to get Canada's Economy Back on Track
Politics Survey

Ignatieff Liberals (33%) Continue to Edge Closer to Harper Conservatives (37%)

Grits (42%) Open a 5-Point Lead in Ontario over Tories (37%)
Politics Survey

Vote Gap Narrows as Grits, Not Tories,
Get Post-Budget Bounce

Tory (37%) Lead Over Liberals (31%) Narrows to Six Points
Politics Survey

As Tory Hits Hustings for March 5 Vote, McGuinty Liberals Have Large Provincial Lead

Grits (45%) Continue to Lead Tories (29%), NDP (16%), Greens (10%)
Politics Survey

Canadians Give Shrug to Budget, Seen as Benign:
58% Say It's Neither Good Nor Bad,
Only 24% Give Thumbs Up

While Government Viewed as Doing What it Takes to Get Economy Back on Track (61%), Only 23% Say Budget Will Help Them
Personally, and Only 32% Derive Spending Confidence
Majority (53%) Says Big Deficit Shows Government Doesn't Know What It's Doing on Managing Spending