Polling


Politics Survey

Majority (52% Versus 43%) of Canadians Say United Nations Should Now Authorise Military Action Against Iraq

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
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A Tilt Towards War With Iraq

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
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Six in Ten (62%) Say Canada Should Side with France, Germany and Russia to Allow UN Inspectors More Time in Iraq

But Majority (55%) Agrees if Iraq Does Not Provide Evidence, Military Action Should Be Taken

Half (52%) Don't Believe United Nations Currently Has Enough Evidence to Authorise Military Action - Even Though Only 21% Believes Iraq Has Destroyed It's Weapons of Mass Destruction

Six in Ten (58%) Approve of Prime Minister's Handling of Iraq Situation
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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
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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

Support (74%) Remains High for Kyoto Protocol . . .

But Given the Choice Canadians, Prefer to Develop A Made in Canada Plan (49%) Than To Ratify Kyoto Accord (43%)
Three-Quarters (75%) Believe It Is Possible to Develop an Alternative to the Kyoto Protocol That Is Just As Effective But Would Cost The Canadian Economy A Lot Less
But Almost As Many (71%) Say That Even If There Are Problems With Protocol, It Should Be Implemented Because It Is Good First Step
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Support (74%) for Kyoto Accord Softens Since June (86%) but Remains Strong

However, Eight in Ten (78%) Believe Federal Government Needs to Spend More Time Investigating Cost, Impact of Accord Before Implementing It
71% Say It's Possible To Have a `Made In Canada' Solution That Would Cost the Economy A Lot Less
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A Majority (56%) Believe Saddam Hussein Represents Real Threat To World Peace

However, Less than Half (43%) Would Approve of Sending Canadian Troops If United States Takes Military Action Against Iraq -- 55% Do Not Support Such a Move
If War with Iraq, 26% Blame Hussein, 19% Bush, Half (52%) Both
Canadians Split on Approval of President Bush on Job of President (46%) and His War on Terrorism (51%)