Health Care, Economy, Environment and Poverty Will Define Next Federal Election
…Governing Conservatives seen as more capable of handling the economy, but Liberals hold the upper hand on the environment.
Many Canadians claim that four issues will be very important as they ponder their choices in the next federal election, a new Toronto Star/Angus Reid poll has found. In the online survey across Canada, 79 percent of you cited health care as a "very important" issue when you decide which party to vote for in the next federal election. The economy was second on the list with 75 percent, followed by the environment with 61 percent, and poverty with 53 percent. Five other issues did not reach the 50 percent mark in the "very important" category: the War in Afghanistan (39%), the fiscal imbalance (37%), funding and infrastructure for cities (35%), child care (32%) and Canada-U.S. relations (30%).
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| Canadians Tend to Support Insite, Believe in Harm Reduction
…Some misconceptions about facility remain: 19% of members mistakenly believe that Insite provides drugs to users.
Roughly two-in-five Canadians support the operations of the first legal supervised injection site in North America and believe in the concept of "harm reduction", an Angus Reid Strategies poll has found. Our results showed that 38 percent of ARF members support Insite—a facility that has operated in Vancouver since 2003—while 23 percent oppose it and 39 percent are undecided. In British Columbia and Alberta, more than 50 percent express support for Insite. In all other regions, at least 40 percent are not sure.
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| BC Residents Divided on the Actual Effect of the Carbon Tax
...Respondents split on their willingness to pay higher taxes on fossil fuels if they also get an income tax cut.
Adults in British Columbia are divided in their assessment of the way the provincial government’s carbon tax has affected their household finances. In the online survey, 49 percent of our members say the carbon tax has severely (18%) or moderately (31%) affected their household finances, while 51 percent report only a slight problem (27%) or no trouble at all (24%). Members continue to hold mixed views on the new tax. A majority (54%) claims that putting a price on greenhouse gas emissions is a good idea, but only 38 percent believe the carbon tax will ultimately lead people to be more mindful of their carbon consumption and change their behaviour.
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