Politics

Canadians and Americans Reflect on Politics, Policies and Each Other As President George Bush Visits Canada

Four In Ten (39%) Americans Want Canada's Proposal To Stop Now, But A Quarter (23%) Don't Care

Albertans Say Health Care (60%) And Education (33%) Are The Most Important Issues To Address After The Election - Taxes (8%) And The Economy (8%) Distant Third

Potential Successors To Klein All Have Low Profiles - Jim Dinning Has Early Lead In Favourability

Premier Klein's Approval Remains High (56%) But Dips To Lowest Level In A Decade - A Quarter Of Albertans Still Unable To Rate Taft Or Mason

Campaign Hurts Impressions Of Klein (-25 Momentum) And Benefits Taft (+16) And Mason (+10)

But Klein Still On Track To Win A 4th Majority Government (44%Decided Support)

Twice As Many Canadians Agree That The CPP Should Not Invest In Companies That Produce And Sell Tobacco Products Than Disagree (52% Agree Vs. 26% Disagree)

Liberals In Position For Tight Majority Government (153-157 Seats), Conservatives (86-90 Seats), Bloc Quebecois (45-49 Seats), NDP (14-18 Seats) -- Based On Seat Projection Model If Election Held Tomorrow

Klein And The PCs (50%) Start The Election Campaign With A Commanding Lead Over The Alberta Liberals (26%), NDP (10%) And Alberta Alliance (9%)

Albertans Say Healthcare (49%) And Education (26%) Are Most Important Issues In This Election

Despite Some Concern Over Voter Fatigue, 69% Say It Was Okay For Klein To Call The Election Now

If The PCs Win This Election, Albertans Are Divided Over Whether Ralph Klein Should Complete His Term And Run Again (46%) Or Step Aside Before The End Of His Term (44%)

Alberta's PC's Have A Commanding Lead (50%) Over The Liberals (22%), The Alberta NDP (13%) And The Fledgling Alberta Alliance (10%)

Premier Klein Continues To Be The Most Popular Provincial Leader With The Approval Of Two-Thirds (65%) Of Albertans