Politics

Country Split as to Whether Iraqi People Will View U.S. Coalition As Liberators (48%) or Enemies (45%)

Canadians Divided on Length of War in Iraq - Half (47%)Believe Coalition Will Accomplish Regime Change by End of April, While Other Half (48%) Disagree -- 30%Say It Will Take More Than a Year
Majority (54%) Of Canadians Do Not Believe Iraq Will Be a Thriving Democracy 5 Years After the War
Nine in Ten (88%) Say Casualty Count Will Be High

Regional Differences Offer Sharp Contrasts

Now That War Has Started Majority (59%) of Canadians Glad Country Decided To Stay Out - But 45% Say Canada Should Now Join Military Effort

While Two-Thirds (67%) Say That Not Siding with United States Shows Canada as Independent on the World Stage, Half (47%) Feel We've Turned Our Back on Closest Friend, and Six in Ten (61%)Say Decision Will Have Serious Economic Consequences For Canada

Approval (56%) of Prime Minister's Handling of Iraq Situation Declines 10 Points In Week

48% Disapprove of the Mayor and City Council's Ability to Work Together to Address Important Issues

Calgarians Almost Twice as Likely to Blame Council (46%) Over the Mayor (25%) for Failing to Communicate and Cooperate with Each Other

Perception that the Mayor and City Council Are on the "Right Track" (74%) Has Dropped 13 Points Since October

Seven in Ten (69% versus 30%) Say Canada Should Stay Out of the Conflict

Majority (52% versus 45%) Oppose US Lead Military Action Against Iraq

Majority (54% versus 41%)Say President Doing Wrong Thing Regarding Iraq

Federal Liberals (37%) Maintain Lead Over Alliance (26%); NDP (17%) Drops 5 Points
Clark (57%) Tops in Approval - Ahead of Chrйtien (51%) and Harper (51%); Newcomer Layton Trails (41%)

BC Liberals (44%) Widen Lead over NDP (30%)

MacPhail (51%) Continues to Lead Campbell (42%) in Job Approval, But Campbell (47%) Beats MacPhail (32%) As Choice For Best Premier

Six in Ten (59%) Oppose American Military Action Outside of UN

Country Split as to American Attack (48%) Next Week or More Time (49%) In Offing Due to UN Pressure

Ontario Liberals (39%) Viewed As Party That Would Provide the Best Overall Government for Ontario, Followed by Conservatives (35%) and NDP (12%)

Liberals Seen As Best Party in Five of Twelve Areas, While Tories Tops in Four, NDP in One

Majority (51%) of Canadians - Up from 45% Last Week - Now Say United Nations Has Enough Evidence to Authorise Military Action Against Iraq

However, Canadians (62%) Continue to Feel Country Should Support Allowing More Time in Iraq for UN Inspectors

Six in Ten (62%) Say Canada Should Only Provide Military Assistance if Action is Authorised by United Nations