Politics

Canadians Split on Next Steps

Half (51%)Think NAFTA has Benefited Canada

Despite Public Pummelling on PC Convention, Majority of Canadians Have No Impression of Peter MacKay (66%) and are Neither More or Less Likely to Vote PC in Next Election with the New Leader (54%)
Positive (15%) versus Negative (15%)Impressions of New Leader Wash
Federal Liberals Continue to Lead with 45% of the Vote

Despite Renewed Outbreak of SARS, Concern Remains Constant at One in Three (33%)

However, Half (51%) are Concerned Canada Will Be Affected by Mad Cow Disease

By Nearly Two-to-One Margin, British Columbians think Province Now in Worse Shape than Better Shape

Public Thinks Higher Income British Columbians and Large Corporations Better Off - Lower Income Residents Worse Off

BC Liberals Continue To Lead, But Half Of Liberals Only Supporting Party Because There Is No Reasonable Alternative

Three-Quarters Say It Would Make No Difference If Joy MacPhail Replaced As NDP Leader

However, Majority (53%) Feel Change Will Make Fighting Drug Dealers and Drug Trade Harder for Police
Half (51%)Believe Change Will Increase Number of Teenagers Smoking Pot

Poll Taken in Wake of Lifting of W.H.O. Toronto Travel Ban Shows Country Gives Sigh of Relief

Majorities Give Thumbs Up to Those Involved in SARS Issue... From Frontline to World Health Organization

Alliance (14%), Conservatives (13%), NDP (10%) and Green Party (4%) Trail Far Behind

Former Finance Minister Paul Martin (43%) Selected as Best Possible Prime Minister - Far Outdistancing John Manley (12%), Stephen Harper (9%), Sheila Copps (7%), Jack Layton (6%) and Peter McKay (5%)

Concern Lower in All Regions and Among All Demographic Groups - Ontario Records a Decline of 13 points Moving From 69% to 56%

Seven in Ten (70%)Canadians Say Their Provincial Governments and Public Health Offices Have Done Best Job They Can To Protect Public From SARS

However, Half (51%) are Alarmed that Governments and Healthcare Officials Have Not Taken Enough Steps To Contain the SARS Outbreak