Polling

Almost as Many Describe John Paul II as a Peacemaker (79%) and a Force for Good in the World (79%)

Majority (72%) of These Americans Blame U.S. Immigration and Border Security

Eight-in-ten (82%) Canadians Acknowledge U.S.A. as Its Largest Trading Partner, But Only 14% of Americans See It That Way - Name Japan (27%), China (25%) as Top Trade Partners

And Almost Half (45%) Say that Canada Has a Worse Relationship with Bush than with Past U.S. Presidents

While Just Under Half (46%) of Canadians Agree that In War, These Types of Tragic Incidents Happen, a Majority (52%) Disagree

However, Over Half (54%) Feel Israelis Have Used Excessive Force In Response to Palestinian Violence

Only 16% Express Support for Israel and 12% for the Palestinians

Half (51%) of Canadians Support Possible American Military Action Against Iraq Because of Weapons of Mass Destruction


44% Oppose the Move

And Two-Thirds (65%) Believe the Royals Should Not Have Any Formal Role and Are "Simply Celebrities" . . .

Eight-in-Ten (79%) Support The Constitutional Monarchy As Canada's Form of Government
Six-in-Ten (62%) Believe Constitutional Monarchy Helps to Define Canada's Identity and Should Continue

And, Six-in-Ten (58%) Do Not Believe the Issue Is Important Enough to Go Through the Fuss of Changing Something That Seems to Work Okay