Public Opinion

Concern Lower in All Regions and Among All Demographic Groups - Ontario Records a Decline of 13 points Moving From 69% to 56%

Seven in Ten (70%)Canadians Say Their Provincial Governments and Public Health Offices Have Done Best Job They Can To Protect Public From SARS

However, Half (51%) are Alarmed that Governments and Healthcare Officials Have Not Taken Enough Steps To Contain the SARS Outbreak

Nationally, Equal Numbers Support (48%) and Oppose (48%) the U.S. Led Military Action Against Iraq

However, A Majority (54%)of English Canada Now Support War While Just 29% In Quebec Do

Half (51%) of Canadians Support Offering Help to Coalition -- Six in Ten (58%) in English Canada Support Move Compared to 28% in Quebec

Two-Thirds (66%) Believe Travellers Arriving In Canada From SARS Hot Spots Should be Quarantined and Canadians Should Not Be Allowed to Travel To These Regions. Millions of Canadians Changing Habits to Protect Themselves

Country Split as to Whether Iraqi People Will View U.S. Coalition As Liberators (48%) or Enemies (45%)

Canadians Divided on Length of War in Iraq - Half (47%)Believe Coalition Will Accomplish Regime Change by End of April, While Other Half (48%) Disagree -- 30%Say It Will Take More Than a Year
Majority (54%) Of Canadians Do Not Believe Iraq Will Be a Thriving Democracy 5 Years After the War
Nine in Ten (88%) Say Casualty Count Will Be High

Regional Differences Offer Sharp Contrasts

Now That War Has Started Majority (59%) of Canadians Glad Country Decided To Stay Out - But 45% Say Canada Should Now Join Military Effort

While Two-Thirds (67%) Say That Not Siding with United States Shows Canada as Independent on the World Stage, Half (47%) Feel We've Turned Our Back on Closest Friend, and Six in Ten (61%)Say Decision Will Have Serious Economic Consequences For Canada

Approval (56%) of Prime Minister's Handling of Iraq Situation Declines 10 Points In Week

Seven in Ten (69% versus 30%) Say Canada Should Stay Out of the Conflict

Majority (52% versus 45%) Oppose US Lead Military Action Against Iraq

Majority (54% versus 41%)Say President Doing Wrong Thing Regarding 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

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

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