Politics

Twice as Many Residents Would Rather See Their Property Tax Increase (60%) as Opposed to Cutting Services (29%) There is Bare Support For Alternative Forms of Revenue Such as Gambling (56%), User Fees (51%) - Even Fewer (40%) Support Increased Pay ParkingSeven-in-Ten (70%) Say They Receive "Good Value" For Their Municipal Tax Dollars and 83% Are Satisfied With Quality of Programs and Services They Receive

Federal Party Leaders Run "Even" With Their Parties Canadians Split As To Whether Paul Martin Should Call An Election This Spring

While Residents Think Crime Is Becoming A More Serious Problem, They're Not More Personally Worried About Being A Victim

Four In Ten (40%) Say The Government's Foreign Spending On HIV/AIDS Isn't Enough
Canadians See Various Key Causes For HIV/AIDS

NDP (42%, up 5 points) Continue To Steal Support From BC Liberals (39%, down 2 points) and Greens (12%, down 2 points)

Fewer Than Half Of NDP Voters (44%) Think NDP Will Do A
Good Job; Majority (55%) Just Dislike Other Parties

Gordon Campbell's Approval Rating (34%, down 3 points) Falls
To New Low; Carole James At 47% Approval As NDP Leader

Campbell (40%) And James (38%) Neck And Neck As Choice For
Best Premier

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Grit Fortunes Mired In The Regions As Minority Evident

Despite Stalled Vote, Prime Minister Paul Martin's Approval Ratings At 57%

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Conservative Supporters Prefer Harper (46%) for Leader, Stronach (26%), and Clement (17%) Trail;
11% Don't Know