Politics

Alliance in Tailspin As Support Slides in the West and Plummets in Ontario

NDP Core Moving To BC Liberals; 43% Of 1996 NDP Voters Now In Liberal Camp Vs. 37% Who Are Staying With The NDP

BC Liberal Support Driven By Criticism Of NDP Record

A Failure To Show Honesty And Integrity Main Factor That Would Move BC Liberal Voters To Another Party

Calgarians Seek "Middle-ground" in Any New Smoking Bylaw - Banning Smoking in All Public Places is Not a Popular Option (42% Approve), Nor is Unfettered Public Smoking (11% Approve)

Vast Majority Of British Columbians (77%) Feels The NDP Does Not Deserve To Be Re-Elected

61% See Major Changes To The Direction Of The Province If Liberals Win; Vast Majority Think Changes Will Be Positive (77%)

71% Of BC Public Think It's Unlikely Liberals Will Win All 79 Seats; 75% Think It Would Be A "Bad Thing" If This Were To Happen, And 28% Would Vote Strategically To Prevent It

Stockwell Day's Approval Hits New Low (33%) in Alliance's Backyard, Running Fourth Among the Four Federal Leaders

Majority Picks Gordon Campbell (52%) As Best Premier For BC; About Half As Many Choose Dosanjh (28%)

BC Liberals Have Momentum As Campaign Begins (24% Improved); Public Mood Turns Sour On NDP (37% Worse)

BC Public Sees Tax Cuts As Campbell's Main Issue (36%), Health Care For Dosanjh (38%), Environment For The Greens (35%)

Eight-In-Ten Eligible Voters "Definitely" Intend To Cast A Vote On Election Day; BC Liberal And NDP Supporters Equally Likely To Vote

An Issues Election? - 48% Say Most Important Vote Consideration Is Where Parties Stand On The Issues; 21% Say Leaders And 20% Say Candidates Most Important

Three-In-Ten Decided Voters Are "Likely" To Change Their Vote; Rate Is Double Among Green Party Supporters

Half Of Decided Voters Say They Do Not Have A Second Choice Party

British Columbians Hold Mixed Views On Budget Priorities For A New Government, But 64% Believe Tax Cuts Will Provide Enough Revenue To Pay For Services

62% Of British Columbians Support Referendum To Decide What Should And Should not Go Into Treaties With Aboriginal Peoples

62% Of BC Public Rejects Two-Tier Health Care, With 47% Strongly Against The Idea

BC Liberals Headed For Election Landslide With Support Of 70% Of Decided Voters; NDP Well Back At 16%, BC Green Party In Double-Digit Support For First Time (10%)

Majority Of Liberal Voters (57%) Say They Are Voting Against The NDP Rather Than For The Liberals (42%)

Liberal Voters More Certain (65%) About Their Choice Than New Democrats (47%); BC Green Vote Is Softest (28% Certain)

BC Voters Most Resistant To NDP; 50% Would Never Vote For The Party, Compared To Only 1-In-10 Who Would Reject The BC Liberals, Unity BC Or Green Party