Politics

Governing Conservatives Hold Steady (36%, +1 from June), However they Continue To Trail Liberals (49%, +1) by 13 Points

But Public Mixed on Eves Leadership

And Six in Ten (60%) Still Say it is Time for a Change in Government

Eight in Ten (78%) Agree That Courts Are Within Their Right to Issue Legally Binding Decisions That Are Based on Constitutional Grounds
But Slight Majority (54%) Feel That Judges in Canada Have Too Much Power

Majority (59%) of Canadians Oppose Church Directives to Politicians on Public Policy Issues
Majority (54%) Say Politicians Should Vote According to Wishes of Constituents, Not Own Conscience (39%) or Church Leaders (6%)
Canadians Split on Application of Word "Marriage" As Support for Concept of Same-Sex Marriage Slips from 54% to 49%

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However, Seven in Ten (70%) Feel That, Like Other Guns, You Should Need a Licence to Own and Use a Pellet Gun

Plurality (44%)Believe U.S. Knowingly Used Incorrect or Fabricated Intelligence To Build Case for War - 32% Say Reports Were Correct and Weapons are Still Yet to Be Found, 19% Believe Intelligence was Simply Incorrect
70% Say That President Bush Should Face Impeachment Hearings if an Inquiry Finds He Knowingly Used Incorrect or Fabricated Intelligence to Convince Congress to Approve Iraq Military Action

Nearly 6-in-10 (57%) Albertans Oppose Same Sex Marriage

A Similar Proportion (58%) Would Support Klein's Use of the 'Not Withstanding Clause' If Federal Law Redefining Marriage is Changed

Compared to One Year Ago, Albertans Less Likely to Say "We Should Be Tolerant of Those With Different Moral Standards" (56%, Down 13 points)

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Most (59%)Canadians Say U.S. Knowingly Used Incorrect or Fabricated Intelligence (42%)or Believe Intelligence was Simply Incorrect (17%)to Justify Attack on Iraq
Only One in Three (35%) Now Say Reports of Weapons of Mass Destruction Were Correct and That Coalition Has Just Not Found the Evidence Yet