Politics

BC Liberal Government Approval Rating Plummets 22 Points (71% To 49%) Since September
Premier Campbell's Approval Falls 19 Points In Three Months (70% To 51%); McPhail Makes No Gains (41% To 39%)
Support For BC Liberals Drops 12 Points (62% To 50%), Benefits NDP (15% To 21%), Unity BC (3% To 8%), And Greens (14% To 17%)
Most British Columbians Still Support Liberal Agenda For Change (57%), But Solid Opposition Voice Present (40%)

Majority (55%) Also Believe That Any Government Spending to Stimulate Economy Should Not Run a Deficit

But, Spending on Security Issues Is Still Seen as Appropriate with Slightly Less (83%) Who Say that Increased Security at Airports and on Flights Should be Paid for by the Government

45% Concerned Canada Does Not Have Sufficient Vaccines or Antibiotics in the event of a Bio-Terrorist Attack

In the `Fight for the Right' - Both the Conservatives (19%) and the Canadian Alliance (13%) Increase Support Slightly
As the NDP Kicks Off its Convention, Polls Show Them Mired at 9% Nationally

And One-Quarter (23%) Believe the Economy is a Major Issue

Three-Quarters of Canadians Believe that Special Measures are Required by the Federal Government to Deal with the Economic Downturn (78%) and that the Government Should Introduce a New Infrastructure Program to Create Jobs (74%)

At least 920,000 (4% of Canadian adults) admit to having visited a doctor or professional counselor to help cope with feelings, physical or anxiety symptoms because of terrorism threat and war

SEVEN-IN-TEN (72%) CANADIANS SUPPORT U.S. LED AIR STRIKES ON TERRORIST TARGETS IN AFGHANISTAN