Trends & Prospective


Metro Vancouver Residents Divided Over Downtown Casino-Hotel Project

Majority Expect Significant Economic Benefits AND Significant Social Costs

Three Quarters of Canadians (72%) Admit to Having Used the Toilet as a
Convenient Garbage Can

While Most (78%) Say they Try Reasonably Hard to Conserve It, Items that Canadians Have Flushed Down the Toilet Include Hair (38%), Food (37%), Pests (35%) and Cigarettes (22%)

18th Annual Ipsos Reid RBC Housing Poll Finds Most (90%) `Agree' Real Estate in Canada is a Good Long-Term Investment

Most (85%) Homeowners Think They're Doing a Good Job
Paying Down Their Mortgage

Majority (54%) of Canadians Believe the
NHL should Ban Fighting

Just Four in Ten (37%) Believe Fighting is an Important Part of the Game; Most (79%) Say NHL Should Increase Penalties for
Violence-Related Penalties Such as Cross-Checking, Roughing

Despite Monday Valentine's Day,
Canadian Couples Vow to Keep the Romance Alive

Three in Ten (27%) Say a Monday V-Day Gets Their
Week off To a Good Start,
Two in Ten (21%) Say They'll Have Intimacy in the Morning on Valentine's Day

Canadians Less Optimistic Than a Year Ago About Future of Economy

While Job Anxiety Has Dropped,
Canadians Sober to the Realities of Slow Recovery to This Point

All Bets On for Sunday's Big Game

Ipsos Study reveals 13% of Canadians Plan to Wager on Super Bowl XLV

Nearly One Half (45%) of Young Adults Have Not Begun Saving for Retirement

Just Four in Ten (39%) Young Adults Aged 18 to 34 Have an RRSP