Healthcare

An address by John Wright, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Ipsos-Reid to the Empire Club of Canada, in Toronto on May 8th, 2003.

Six in Ten (59%) `Always' or ` Most of the Time' Read Nutritional Information on Packaging

Just One in Five (20%) `Very Satisfied' with Nutritional Information on Food Packages

Nine in Ten (93%) Identify Calcium as an Ingredient in Yogurt, and a Majority (55%) Say Calcium is Important Factor In Their Yogurt Purchase Decision

Nine in Ten (91%) Agree That There Should Be a Government Program to Allow Existing Long Term Care Homes To Redevelop to New Higher Standards

Two-Thirds (67%) Agree With Provincial Position, Almost As Many (62%) Agree With Federal Position

But When Push Comes To Shove, The Nod Goes To The Premiers (51%)

Maintaining Lifestyle and Being Able to Pay Bills Top Concerns if Recovering from Critical Illness

Nine in ten (88%) Canadians Say the Effects of the Disease on Canadian Healthcare System will be Dramatic

Two-Thirds Of All Online Canadians Have Visited A Health Website, Up From 55% In 2000

But Support Drops to 52% When Told This Would Leave Little Surplus for Improving Other Areas Such As Post-Secondary Education or the Military

However, Confidence Is Mixed On What Such A Plan Will Deliver.
Almost All (97%) Canadians Say it is Important that Governments Actively Involve Heath Care Professionals in Developing Plan to Renew Health System