Portraits of Canada Portraits of Canada 20022002

Portraits of Canada

CRIC survey conducted by Environics Research Group and CROP. 2,939 adult Canadians were surveyed by telephone between September 27 and October 16, 2002. Results of a survey of this size can be considered accurate to within plus or minus 1.8 percent, nineteen times out of twenty.

Attitudes Toward Government

4245

37

28

33

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Smaller Gov't /Fewer Services

Larger Gov't /More Services

NegativeImpact

Positive Impact Not muchImpact

These days, what kind of impact do you think governments have on most

people’s lives– a positive impact, a negative impact, or don’t governments

have much impact on most people’s lives?

Generally speaking, would you say you favor: a smaller

government with fewer services, or a larger government with

more services?

Health Care: Options for Reform

Question (abbreviated): To deal with rising costs, government should… (a) significantly INCREASE THEIR SPENDING on health care; (b) LIMIT THE AVAILABILITY of some treatments or medications; or (c) allow THE PRIVATE SECTOR to provide some services to people who can afford to pay.

52

8

38

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Increase Spending Limit Services Private Services

Health Care: Options for Reform

57 57

31 33

47

39 38

49

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Increase Spending -Canada outside

Quebec

Private Services -Canada outside

Quebec

Increase Spending -Quebec

Private Services -Quebec

2001 2002

Question (abbreviated): To deal with rising costs, government should… (a) significantly INCREASE THEIR SPENDING on health care; (b) LIMIT THE AVAILABILITY of some treatments or medications; or (c) allow THE PRIVATE SECTOR to provide some services to people who can afford to pay.

Health Care Reform: Better Management?

84

140

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

8090

Agree Disagree

Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree with each of the following statements: “Most of the problems in the health care system can be fixed if the money we spend now is managed better by the bureaucrats who run the system.”

Kyoto: Support for Ratification

78

8584 81

73 68

45

76

181010 14

2429

49

19

0

20

40

60

80

100

Agree Disagree

Canada

Atlantic

Quebec

Ontario

Manitoba

Saskatchewan

Alberta

BC

As you may know, in 1997, countries from around the world agreed in principle to the Kyoto protocol that calls for reductions in emissions of greenhouse gasses that lead to global warming. Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree that Canada should formally ratify the Kyoto protocol, committing it to cut its own greenhouse gas emissions?

Federal & Provincial Governments:Working Well Together?

(Figure Shows Those Who Say The Federal and ProvincialGovernments Have Worked Very or Somewhat Well

Together)

78

69

44

37

68

56

79

73

64

48

67

53

59

40

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Atlantic Quebec Ontario Manitoba Sask. Alberta BC

Worked Well(1998)

Worked Well(2002)

In recent years, do you think the federal and provincial governments have worked very well together, somewhat well, not very well or have they not worked at all well together?

Which Level of Government do you Trust More to Protect the Programs You Care

About?

20 19

14

24

28

23

28

32

27 28

20

34

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Federal Provincial Both Neither

1998 2000 2002

Which Level of Government do you Trust More to Protect the Programs You Care

About?

15 14

26

22

37

24

21

38

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Federal Provincial Both Neither

2002 - Quebec 2002 - Canada outside Quebec

Confidence in Leaders

69

30

62

37

57

39

49 49

42

56

38

59

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Leaders ofEnvironmental

Groups

BusinessLeaders

MilitaryLeaders

ReligiousLeaders

Politicalleaders

Leaders ofProtestGroups

Great Deal orSomeConfidence

Not VeryMuch or NoConfidence

Can you tell me if you have a great deal of confidence, some, not very much, or no confidence at all in each of the following: a) Political leaders, b) Business Leaders, c) Religious leaders, d) Military leaders, e) Leaders of environmental groups, f) Leaders of groups that protest against free trade and globalization?

Confidence in Leaders (1983 - 2002)Figures Show Results for “A Lot / Some Confidence” or “A Great /

Some Confidence”

62

4943

50

41

32

44

28

19

31

42

66626466646872

65

6665

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990 1992 1995 2002

Business Leaders

Religious Leaders

Political Leaders

1983-1995: Can you tell me if you have a lot of confidence, some confidence, little confidence or no confidence at all in the following persons or organizations…political leaders; religious leaders; business leaders. Source: Environics Focus Canada / Canadian Opinion Research Archive, Queen’s University.

2002: Can you tell me if you have a great deal of confidence, some, not very much, or no confidence at all in each of the following: political leaders; religious leaders; business leaders.

Leadership: An Assessment

73

25

73

25

72

26

62

34

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Media focuses onleaders' mistakes

Leaders don't tell thetruth or keep

promises

Leaders' job hasbecome more difficult

Politicians from myarea do a good job

Agree

Disagree

Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree with each of the following statements: a) Political leaders often look bad because the news media focus their attention on the mistakes they make rather than the things that they do right; b) Most political leaders do not tell the truth or keep their promises; c) In recent years, the job that political leaders have to do has become much more difficult; e) On the whole, the politicians who are elected in my area do a good job of serving the interests of my community.

25

18

2729

1921

29 29

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Quebec Francophones only

Federalist

Sovereigntist

In Between

Neither

Do you consider yourself to be mainly a federalist, mainly a sovereigntist, someone who is in between the two, or someone who is neither one nor the other?

Federalists and Sovereigntists – or not?(Quebec respondents only)

Will Quebec Become an Independent Country?

(Quebec Respondents Only)

21

69

5151

61

75

2330

3939

0

20

40

60

80

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

Will Stay inCanada

Will BecomeIndependent

Do you think Quebec will probably become an independent country one day, or do you think it will probably stay in Canada?

Health Care: Options for Reform

39

46 45

26

10 815

7

4944

39

66

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Increase Spending Limit Services Private Services

Quebec Liberal PQ ADQ

Q11 (abbreviated): To deal with rising costs, government should… (a) significantly INCREASE THEIR SPENDING on health care; (b) LIMIT THE AVAILABILITY of some treatments or medications; or (c) allow THE PRIVATE SECTOR to provide some services to people who can afford to pay.

The ADQ : A Mirror of Quebec Society

41

59

8

92

77

23

40

60

0

20

40

60

80

100

Quebec Liberal PQ ADQ

WouldVote Yes

WouldVote No

If a referendum were held today on the same question as that asked in 1995, that is, sovereignty with an offer of partnership with the rest of Canada, would you vote YES or would you vote NO?

1

58

40

1

34

65

30

3

67

61

1

36

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

PQ / Yes ADQ / Yes ADQ / No PLQ / No

Federalist

Sovereigntist

In Between orNeither

Do you consider yourself to be mainly a federalist, mainly a sovereigntist, someone who is in between the two, or someone who is neither one nor the other?

Federalists and Sovereigntists – or not?(Quebec respondents only; different groups of

voters)

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