Trends & Prospective


Survey Of Seven Major English- Canadian Markets Indicates That Majority (89%) Of Pleasure And Vacation Travellers Will Do It Again In 2002

Six In Ten (59%) Travelling Canadians In Halifax, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton And Vancouver Indicate That A Vacation Is An Important Aspect Of Their Overall Quality Of Life

Broken Hearts, Tainted Love: Canadians and Their Relationships

Over Two-In-Five (43%) Canadians Say They've Had Their Hearts Broken

And, One-In-Ten (9%) Have Personally Been Left At The Altar Or Know A Friend Who Has

34% Say They Have Been Cheated On By A Partner

Canadians Mildly Optimistic Regarding Canadian Chances at Winter Olympics

One-Third (32%) Say Canadian Athletes Will Bring Home More Medals Then During Previous Winter Games, 10% Say They Will Do Worse, and Just Over Half (52%) Believe Team Will Do About the Same

Canadians Lack Knowledge about Prime Ministers

Six in Ten (60%) Fail Three Question Quiz About Three of Canada's Most Famous Prime Ministers

The 2001 Grey Cup

11 Million Canadians Plan to Watch the 89th Edition of the Grey Cup
Canadians Pick the Stampeders (42%) over the Bombers (32%) for the Honour of Popping the Champagne

AS REMEMBRANCE DAY APPROACHES, EIGHT-IN-TEN (84%) CANADIANS BELIEVE MORE SHOULD BE DONE TO HONOUR OUR VETERANS

WITH THE CURRENT WAR ON TERRORISM, REMEMBRANCE DAY HAS A SPECIAL MEANING THIS YEAR FOR A MAJORITY (67%) OF CANADIANS

SIX-IN-TEN (58%)SAY THEY WILL ATTEND A REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE THIS YEAR

REPORT CARD ON BRITISH COLUMBIA'S PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSYEM

MAJORITY (61%) OF BRITISH COLUMBIANS SATISFIED WITH STATE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
MOST (60%) THINK THEIR LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD IS DOING A GOOD JOB AT MEETING THEIR COMMUNITY'S UNIQUE NEEDS
BUT, HALF (48%) OF BC PUBLIC DISAGREES PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IS DOING A GOOD JOB OF PREPARING STUDENTS FOR TODAY'S WORKFORCE
AND, TWO-THIRD'S (65%) BELIEVES PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING A MUCH BETTER EDUCATION THAN PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS