Politics

Jim Dinning (54%) Leads The Pack In Favourability Ratings - Lyle Oberg (48%) Close Behind Followed By Dave Hancock (39%)

Three-in-ten (29%) Albertans Think Dinning Would Do The Best Job As Next Premier, But Oberg (22%) Hot On His Trail

BC Liberals (51%, up 8 points) Open 16-Point Gap Over NDP (35%, down 5 points) on Rising Support from Union Households

Gordon Campbell's Approval (52%, up 8 points) at Highest Point Since 2001; Approval of Carole James (53%, down 4 points) Continues to Slip

Most (66%) Not Pre-Judging Suspects Without More Information And Majority (67%) Believe Suspects Must Be Treated No Differently Than Any Other Canadian Citizen Who Is Arrested And Accused Of A Serious Crime
...But 29% Already Think Those In Custody Likely Guilty, 3% Not So

On Senate Reform: Plurality (44%) Would Like Elected Senate

Half Of Canadians (45%) Feel They Don't Have Enough Control Over Their Stress Levels

Finances (44%) And Work (37%) Are Most Common Causes Of Stress

Most (58%) Feel Arrests Are "Tip Of The Iceberg" And Many More Potential Terrorist Groups Exist In Canada

Although Most (72%) Feel Canadian Muslim Leaders Doing All They Can To Help Authorities, Half (49%) Believe It Is Justifiable For Authorities to More Strongly Focus Anti-Terrorism Surveillance on This Community

But, Dalton McGuinty's Approval Rating As Premier Of Ontario Rises 4 Points To 57%