Politics


Politics Survey

Almost Seven in Ten (67%) Disapprove of United States Taking Unilateral Military Action Against Iraq

Six in Ten (60%) Say Canada Should Only Provide Military Assistance If UN Authorises Action
Politics Survey

10 Years Out - Albertans Still Positive About Ralph Klein and his Government

Three Quarters (76%) of Albertans Say Province Has Become a "Better Place to Live" Since Klein Was Elected 10 Years Ago

Two Thirds (67%) Approve of his Performance as Premier

63% Would Support a Fourth Term For Klein and PC's (50% Support) Continue to Dominate Alberta`s Political Scene
Politics Survey

Lonely America: Little Global Support for U.S. Government Policies

Majority of 14 Countries Polled Want Leaders To Be Less Supportive of American Positions
Politics Survey

A Special Report: Attacking Iraq

Only (40%) Approve of United States Taking Military Action to Oust Saddam Hussein

Two-Thirds (64%) Say Canada Should Provide Military Assistance Only Via UN, 15% Say with U.S. on its Own

Telling the Truth: Weapons of Mass Destruction, Who Canadians Believe, Their Views on the Bush Administration, Americans and the Threat to World Peace
Politics Survey

Premier Campbell Lives Another Day

While British Columbians Split Over Whether Premier Gordon Campbell Should Resign (50%) or Stay On (48%) in Wake of Drinking and Driving Charge...

Six in Ten (62%) Accept His Apology and 56% Say the Incident Does Not Reflect on His Ability To Make Decisions as Premier

Meanwhile, Support for BC Liberals (41%) and Campbell's Approval Rating (38%) Hold Steady

But, Three Quarters (74%) Say Campbell is a Hypocrite and 55% Say He Has Lost the Moral Authority to Lead
Politics Survey

Eves' Ontario Conservatives (38%) Move Up In Wake of Hydro Rate Cap, But Still Trail McGuinty's Liberals (45%), with the NDP (14%) and Green Party (3%) Trailing

Eves Viewed as Leader That Would Make Best Premier (42%)
Government Receives High Marks on Handling of Hydro
Politics Survey

Crime In British Columbia

One-in-Three (32%) BC Households a Victim of Crime in Past Two Years; Vast Majority (86%) of Crimes Reported to Police

Seven-in-Ten (71%) BC Residents Thinks Courts and Justice System Too Soft on Law Breakers

Residents Split on How to Get Tougher; Longer Sentences (33%), Community Service (30%), Financial Compensation (30%)

Majority (60%) of British Columbians Willing to Pay More Taxes to Hire More Police Officers
Politics Survey

Safe Injection Sites In The Lower Mainland

Six-in-Ten (61%) Support a Safe Injection Site in the City of Vancouver; Majority (55%) Thinks Site Will Improve Drug Problem in Downtown Eastside

Six-in-Ten (63%) Prefer Multiple Sites to a Single Site (19%)

Strong Majority (81%) Supports Mandatory Treatment; Much Lower Support for Age Limits (39%) or Providing Free Drugs (41%)

Half (50%) of Lower Mainland Residents Outside City of Vancouver Would Support a Site in Their Own Municipality
Politics Survey

Four in Ten (41%) Say Liberals The Party That Would Provide `Best Overall Government for Canada'

Followed by Canadian Alliance (15%), Progressive Conservatives (13%), and NDP (10%)
Alliance (26%) Tops the List as Party that Would Provide the `Worst Overall Government for Canada', followed by the NDP (22%), the Liberals (19%), and the Tories (12%)
In Individual Policy Areas, Liberals Seen as the Party that Would Do the Best Job