1. Thinking about Canada: Overall, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in this country today?

Answer	%
Satisfied	60
Dissatisfied	36
Don't know/No answer	4

2. In general, would you say you follow politics and public issues very, somewhat, not too or not at all closely?

Answer	%
Very closely	22
Somewhat closely	53
Not too closely	17
Not at all	8
Don't know/No answer	1

3. How often do you use each of the following for information or opinion about politics and public issues?

a. Television

Answer	%
Frequently	59
Sometimes	28
Only rarely	9
Never	4
Don't know/No answer	*

(* Less than one percent)

b. Radio

Answer	%
Frequently	36
Sometimes	29
Only rarely	18
Never	17
Don't know/No answer	*

c. Daily newspapers

Answer	%
Frequently	41
Sometimes	25
Only rarely	19
Never	15
Don't know/No answer	*

d. Internet sources

Answer	%
Frequently	28
Sometimes	24
Only rarely	18
Never	29
Don't know/No answer	1

4. For those who use Internet sources: When it comes to Internet sources, how often do you use each of the following for information or opinion about politics and public issues: frequently, sometimes, only rarely or never?

a. The websites of media organizations

Answer	%
Frequently	24
Sometimes	27
Only rarely	21
Never	27
Don't know/No answer	*

b. Blogs about politics or public issues

Answer	%
Frequently	6
Sometimes	15
Only rarely	22
Never	56
Don't know/No answer	*

(* Less than one percent)

c. YouTube

Answer	%
Frequently	6
Sometimes	13
Only rarely	21
Never	60
Don't know/No answer	*

(* Less than one percent)

5. What do you think is the most important issue facing the country that the federal government should deal with?

Answer	%
Health care/health care system	19
Environment/pollution/global warming	13
Economy	12
Afghanistan/military mission	5
Gas/fuel prices/cost of energy	5
Poverty/homelessness/hunger	3
Taxes/tax cuts	3
Unemployment	3
Crime/law and order	3
Education	3
Social issues/child care/seniors/pensions	3
Immigration/racial issues/religious issues	2
Poor government/poor leadership	2
All others	14
Don't know/No answer	10

6. As you may know, a federal election may be called soon. What for you is the most important factor that will influence your vote?

Answer	%
Health care/health care system	10
Leaders/leadership	9
Environment/pollution/global warming/carbon tax	9
Economy	9
Party promises/party platforms/policies	8
Taxes/tax cuts	4
Moral values/family values	3
Honesty/integrity/credibility/ethical	2
Unemployment/employment/job security	2
Afghanistan/military mission	2
Keeping/breaking promises	2
Cost of living/inflation/gas or fuel prices	2
Want a change/defeat Conservatives	2
All others	16
Don't know/No answer	20

7. In your opinion, which of the following party leaders would make the best prime minister of Canada?

Leader	%
Stephen Harper	39
Jack Layton	15
Stéphane Dion	13
Gilles Duceppe	4
Elizabeth May	3
None of the above	14
Don't know/No answer	12

8. Which of the federal political parties do you think is best able to do each of the following?

a. Solve the health-care issues facing the country?

Party	%
Conservative Party	25
Liberal Party	25
New Democratic Party	23
Bloc Québécois	4
Green Party	1
Other party	1
None/no party	7
Don't know/No answer	13

b. Provide honest government?

Party	%
Conservative Party	27
New Democratic Party	19
Liberal Party	14
Green Party	5
Bloc Québécois	4
Other party	1
None/no party	18
Don't know/No answer	11

c. Deal with the economy?

Party	%
Conservative Party	41
Liberal Party	28
New Democratic Party	10
Bloc Québécois	4
Green Party	2
Other party	1
None/no party	5
Don't know/No answer	11

d. Deal with crime and justice issues?

Party	%
Conservative Party	41
Liberal Party	23
New Democratic Party	13
Bloc Québécois	3
Green Party	1
Other party	1
None/no party	5
Don't know/No answer	12

e. Represent the interests of your province in Ottawa?

Party	%
Conservative Party	29
Liberal Party	26
New Democratic Party	14
Bloc Québécois	14
Green Party	2
Other party	1
None/no party	4
Don't know/No answer	11

f. Deal with national unity?

Party	%
Liberal Party	33
Conservative Party	31
New Democratic Party	11
Bloc Québécois	4
Green Party	1
Other party	1
None/no party	5
Don't know/No answer	13

g. Deal with the Afghanistan issue?

Party	%
Conservative Party	36
Liberal Party	26
New Democratic Party	13
Bloc Québécois	2
Green Party	1
Other party	1
None/no party	6
Don't know/No answer	14

h. Deal with environmental issues such as global warming and environmental pollution?

Party	%
Liberal Party	21
New Democratic Party	20
Conservative Party	20
Green Party	20
Bloc Québécois	3
Other party	3
None/no party	5
Don't know/No answer	9

9. If the federal election were held today, which of the following parties would you vote for?

(Decided voters only)

Party	Total %	Atlantic	Quebec	Ontario	Prairies	B.C.
Conservative Party	38	33	23	43	53	35
Liberal Party	28	39	22	34	22	26
New Democratic Party	19	23	16	16	19	28
Bloc Québécois	8	-	34	-	-	-
Green Party	7	5	6	7	6	10

10. For those indicating a party choice in Question 9: And which party would be your second choice?

Party	%
Liberal Party	27
New Democratic Party	24
Green Party	17
Conservative Party	17
Bloc Québécois (Quebec only)	5
Other	*
No second choice	8
Don't know/No answer	2

(* Less than one percent)

11. Which, if any, of the following political parties would you definitely not consider voting for in the upcoming election?

Party	%
Conservative Party	28
Green Party	28
Liberal Party	23
New Democratic Party	22
Bloc Québécois	6
Don't know/No answer	8

12. If a federal election were held this fall, which political party do you think would win the election and form a government?

Answer	%
The Conservative Party/Harper	55
The Liberal Party/Dion	24
The New Democratic Party/Layton	3
The Bloc Québécois/Duceppe	1
The Green Party/May	*
Other/Nobody	3
Don't know/No answer	15

(* Less than one percent)

13. Which do you think is better for the country, a majority government or a minority government, or does it make no difference?

Answer	%
Majority	46
Minority	28
Makes no difference	22
Depends who wins	1
Don't know/No answer	2

14. If Mr. Harper and the Conservatives were to form a majority government after the next election do you think they would have similar, or very different, policies and directions than we have seen during their minority government?

Answer	%
Similar policies/directions	57
Very different policies/directions	37
Don't know/No answer	6

15. Considering the overall economic situation in Canada, would you say that you are...?

Answer	%
Very worried	9
Worried	39
Not too worried, or	42
Not at all worried	10
Don't know/No answer	1

b. Considering the overall economic situation are you personally very, somewhat, not very or not at all worried about being able to make ends meet?

Answer	%
Very worried	10
Worried	27
Not too worried, or	39
Not at all worried	23
Don't know/No answer	1

16. The current federal government’s approach to dealing with climate change is to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in areas such as oil and gas, electricity generation and other large emitting sectors. Do you agree or disagree with this approach to climate change?

Answer	%
Agree	68
Disagree	26
Don't know/No answer	6

17. The federal Liberal Party’s approach to dealing with climate change is to cut personal and corporate taxes and to put a tax on fossil fuels like coal and natural gas. Do you agree or disagree with this approach to climate change?

Answer	%
Agree	42
Disagree	51
Don't know/No answer	7

18. Do you strongly approve or somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of Canada’s participation in military action in Afghanistan?

Answer	%
Strongly approve	14
Somewhat approve	27
Somewhat disapprove	22
Strongly disapprove	34
Don't know/No answer	3

19. In March 2008, the federal Conservatives and the federal Liberals came to an agreement that they would both support keeping Canadian Forces in Afghanistan until the year 2011. In your opinion was this a good agreement or not a good agreement?

Answer	%
Good	41
Not Good	54
Don't know/No answer	5

20. Do you think in the end the Canadian mission in Afghanistan is likely to be successful or not successful?

Answer	%
Successful	28
Not successful	65
Don't know/No answer	7

21. Now thinking about the possibility of a federal election this fall, do you think Prime Minister Harper is justified in calling an election now or should he and his colleagues continue to govern?

Answer	%
Justified to call election	44
Continue to govern	48
Don't know/No answer	8

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For this pre-election survey, 2,505 Canadians were interviewed between Aug. 29 and Sept. 2. The poll, conducted by the Environics polling firm and sponsored by the CBC, is considered accurate to within plus or minus two per cent, 19 times out of 20.

Regional margins of error are as follows:

Area	+/- %
Canada	2.0
Atlantic Canada	6.2
Quebec	3.1
Ontario	3.9
Manitoba/Saskatchewan	7.9
Alberta	6.8
British Columbia	6.0