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Politics Survey

Federal Liberals Reach 40% For First Time Since May 2004

Liberals (40%, Up 3 Points From Election) Have Healthy Lead Over Nearest Rival Conservatives (25%, Down 5 Points) - NDP (17%, Up 1 Point), Bloc (9%, Down 3 Points), Green (6%, Up 2 Points)
In Quebec: Bloc Down Sharply (36%, Down 13 Points) -Liberals (39%, Up 5 Points), NDP (11%, Up 6 Points), Conservatives (5%, Down 4 Points)
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As The Supreme Court Prepares For Bill C-23, The Public Holds Court On Gay-Marriage

Survey Shows Slightly More Than Half Of Canadians (54%) Support Same-Sex Marriage In Their Province -- 43% Oppose, But Deep Regional Divides Exist On This Issue
Half (52%) Would Accept Decision To Make "Marriage" A Word For All Couples - While 45% Want "Marriage" Restricted To A Man And A Woman
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The McGuinty Government At Its One Year Anniversary

Ontario Liberals Get Post Health Summit Bounce - While New Leader Tory's PCs Slip After Convention
If Vote Were Held In Ontario Tomorrow Grits Would Lead (37%, Up 5 Points), As Tories (33%, Down 2 Points), NDP (21%, Down 3 Points), And Green (8%, Unchanged) Trail
Half (50%) Approve Of The Job Grits Are Doing Governing The Province
45% Say Province Is On "Right Track"- 47% Say "Wrong Track"
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Is Opportunity Passing BC NDP?

Two-Thirds Of British Columbians Disapprove Of Premier Campbell's Performance (64%) And Think BC Liberals Do Not Deserve Re-Election (63%)

Yet, NDP (38%, unchanged) And BC Liberals
(40%, up 3 points) In Statistical Dead Heat

NDP Leader James' Approval Rating Slides (46%, down 8 points)
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Provincial Premiers And Their Challenges Ahead: Canadians Rate Which Issues Their Premiers Will Face In A Decade - A Greater Challenge, The Same, Or Less

Services For The Elderly, Medicare, Waste Disposal And Energy Top The List Of Greater Challenges Ahead
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Canadians Voice Concerns About Tractor Trailer Trucks

Half Of Canadians (54%) Think That Canada's Roads And Highways Are Becoming Less Safe; The Number Of Tractor-Trailer Trucks On Canada's Roads And Highways Is "A Problem" And Causes Drivers Stress; According To Canadians The Number Of Hours Truck Drivers Spend Driving A Week Are Too High
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The Prelude To The National Healthcare Summit

Canadians Split On Who Has Best Idea For Reforming Healthcare System
Half (52%) Disapprove Of Federal Government's Conditional Policy Towards Healthcare Funding
More Than Half (56%) Agree That If Healthcare Needs Not Met In A Timely Fashion They Should Be Allowed To Buy Private Care
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In Lead Up To The National Healthcare Summit

Six In Ten (59%) Say It's Not Likely That P.M. And Premiers Will Reach Healthcare Funding Agreement
Premiers (51%) More Trusted By Canadians Than P.M. (32%) To Provide Best Healthcare
Only 18% Think Televising Summit Will Make Meeting Less Productive - 39% Say More Productive, 42% No Impact