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CANADIANS APPROVE OF FEDS APPROACH TO H1N1/SWINE FLU – July 30, 2009

LIBS HAVE NARROW EDGE IN CLOSE NATIONAL RACE

[Ottawa – July 30, 2009] – A majority of Canadians approve the job the Harper government is doing to deal with the H1N1 virus, also called the swine flu. While media stories have ebbed and flowed about the seriousness of the pandemic, both currently and in the future, a majority of Canadians are content that the federal government is adequately prepared.

It is worth noting, however, that younger people, who are most vulnerable to the

CANADIANS WANT MAJORITY GOVERNMENT – July 23, 2009

BUT CAN’T AGREE ON WHO IT SHOULD BE

[Ottawa – July 23, 2009] – When asked to choose among the most likely outcomes of the next election – Conservative majority, Conservative minority, Liberal majority or Liberal minority – most say they would like a majority government. The problem is that those people are almost evenly divided between favouring a Conservative majority and those who prefer a Liberal majority.

About a quarter of Canadians say they do not like any of these four options. Even fewer opt for either a Liberal

DECISIVE OPPOSITION TO CANADA’S AFGHANISTAN MISSION – July 16, 2009

LIBERALS AND TORIES STUCK IN DEAD HEAT, WATCHED BY A MAINLY INDIFFERENT PUBLIC

[Ottawa – July 16, 2009] – Canadians have turned decisively against Canada’s participation in the military mission in Afghanistan, according to the latest weekly poll conducted by EKOS Research Associates exclusively for release on CBC.ca.

“We have been polling on this question since the mission began,” said EKOS President Frank Graves. “The public outlook on Afghanistan has undergone a steady and radical transformation. From overwhelming public support at

SUMMER STALEMATE AS LEADERS HIT THE BBQ CIRCUIT – July 9, 2009

ONTARIANS CONTINUE TO VACILLATE

[Ottawa – July 9, 2009] – Stephen Harper and Michael Ignatieff may have been flipping the flapjacks this last week in Calgary but there’s no need to worry about a political stampede.

The two parties have hit the summer stretch in a dead heat.

“It is clear, nonetheless, that Ignatieff’s persistent attempts to woo Albertans have gone nowhere so far,” said EKOS President Frank Graves. “Ontario continues to be the place where governments

LIBS EKE OUT LEAD AS TORIES SLUMP – July 2, 2009

CANADIANS PULL BACK ON VACATION PLANS DUE TO RECESSION

[Ottawa – July 2, 2009] – After having taken a hit with the public over their election threats at the end of the parliamentary session, the Liberals have rebounded into the narrowest of leads over the ruling Conservative Party. This reversal in fortunes has more to do with the disappearance of a short-term bump in Conservative support that occurred at the end of the session than any change in Liberal fortunes.

“This is a