Politics

Most Albertans Say Healthcare (87%) And Public Education (kindergarten to grade 12) (85%) Are "Very Important" Issues Facing Alberta Today

Half (53%) Say Public Services Provided By The Alberta Government Have "Worsened" Over The Past Ten Years, While 19% Say They Have "Improved"

Just Over Nine-In-Ten (93%) Albertans Feel Providing More Funding To Public Services (such as education and healthcare) Should Be A Priority For The Provincial Government

Job Approval For Chief Down From 78% In 2002 To 65% Today
Torontonians Not Impressed With How City Leaders Have Handled The Affair

One Year After the 2003 Blackout, A Minority of Ontarians (43%) Feel Secure About the Future of Canada's Electricity Supply
Most Ontarians (61%) and Canadians Nationwide (56%) believe that Canada's Electricity Supply Should Include a Mix of Many Sources--Including Nuclear Energy

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Majority Of Canadians (60%)Would Vote For John Kerry As Next President of The United States Versus George W. Bush (22%)
Strong Majority (73%) of Canadians Agree They Like And Admire Americans, But Only 29% Say They Like And Respect Current Bush Administration
Canadians Expect Kerry Would Do Better Than Bush In Being A Friend to Canada (56%) And Dealing With Prime Minister Paul Martin And His Government (54%)

How 3.78% of All Votes Cast On Election Night Handed The Liberals A Minority Government and The Conservatives A Back Seat
Evidence Indicates That Last Hour Vote Shifting In Ontario and Quebec Had Greatest Impact on Outcome
Election Polling and Seat Projection Methodologies and Apparatus Sound--Voters Shifted Intentions After Polling Results Released

NDP (38%, Down 6 Points) Lose Support To Greens (18%, Up 7 Points) Creating Tie With BC Liberals (37%, Unchanged)

NDP Leader Carole James (54%) Continues To Lead Premier Gordon Campbell (35%) In Job Approval

Three-in-Ten (30%) Think Province In Better Shape Than When Liberals First Elected; Four-in-Ten (42%) Say Worse Shape

Residents Split On Whether Liberals (45%) Or Conservatives (40%) Will Win And Form Government

Most Acceptable Minority Government Would Be A Liberal-Led, NDP-Supported Coalition

Canadians Much More Receptive Of Liberal-Led/NDP-Supported Minority Government Than Conservative-Led/Bloc-Supported Minority Government