October 2010 Polling, vol 1

Here are your polling results from the first half of October. Such polls as; which Canadian Premier is the most corrupt? What should happen to the corporate tax rate? Why don't Canadians like Ignatieff? Should public broadcasters be forced to answer Access to Information requests about their cost expenditures? When do you expect the next Canadian election?

WHICH CANADIAN PREMIER DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST CORRUPT?

Jean Charest (38%)
Dalton McGuinty (33%)
Gordon Campbell (16%)
Danny Williams (4%)
Undecided (2%)
Ed Stelmach (1%)
Brad Wall (1%)
Darrell Dexter (1%)

SHOULD CANADA HAVE AN AIR FORCE?

Yes (96%)
No (3%)
Undecided (1%)

WHICH OPPOSITION RIDING ARE THE CONSERVATIVES MOST LIKELY TO WIN IN THE UPCOMING BY-ELECTIONS?

Vaughan (49%)
Winnipeg North (32%)
Undecided (14%)
Haute-Gaspésie (3%)

SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT SPEND $12 MILLION TO HELP THE CFL CELEBRATE ITS 100TH BIRTHDAY?

No (76%)
Yes (19%)
Undecided (5%)

IF YOU WERE BEING HARASSED BY A CENSUS WORKER, WHO WOULD YOU COMPLAIN TO?

Your Member of Parliament (77%)
Neither (14%)
Statistics Canada (5%)
Undecided (2%)

WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN TO THE CORPORATE TAX RATE?

Lowered (81%)
Unchanged (18%)
Raised (1%)
Undecided (0%)

SHOULD TAX FUNDED PUBLIC BROADCASTERS GRANT ACCESS TO INFORMATION REQUESTS ABOUT THEIR COST EXPENDITURES?

Yes (99%)
No (1%)

DOES HIS DISCOVERY OF THE MAGICAL WORLD OF TWITTER MAKE YOU LIKE DALTON MCGUINTY MORE OR LESS?

less (41%)
unchanged (32%)
who is Dalton McGuinty? (25%)
more (0%)

WHY DO YOU THINK THAT MORE CANADIANS ARE NOT FLOCKING TO IGNATIEFF'S BIG RED TENT? **multiple choices allowed**


Not trustworthy (37%)
He's creepy (33%)
Flip flopper (26%)
30 years abroad (21%)
His Hidden Agenda (17%)
Not elected leader (11%)
Hyperbole gone wild (11%)
2nd most absent MP (9%)
He's not smart enough (8%)
Looks like Count Chocula (8%)
It is Stephane Dion's fault (3%)
He's too smart (3%)

HOW WOULD YOU RATE MICHAELLE JEAN'S TERM AS GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA?

Approve (38%)
Neutral (28%)
Strongly Approve (21%)
Disapprove (6%)
Strongly Disapprove (4%)

SHOULD PROSTITUTION BE LEGAL? (note that I was surprised to see the Yes vote that high among my mostly Tory audience. I voted Yes)


No (53%)
Yes (41%)
Undecided (6%)

SHOULD STIMULUS SPENDING EXTEND BEYOND THE SPRING OF 2011?

No (85%)
Yes (9%)
Undecided (6%)

WHEN DO YOU EXPECT THE NEXT CANADIAN ELECTION?

Spring 2011 (60%)
Fall 2010 (15%)
Fall 2011 (10%)
Spring 2012 (7%)
Fall 2012 (6%)

IS GOOD NEWS FOR ROB FORD ALSO GOOD NEWS FOR STEPHEN HARPER?

Yes (76%)
Undecided (12%)
No (12%)

AFTER HOW MANY HOURS WORKED SHOULD SOMEONE QUALIFY FOR EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE?

1000 (67%)
800 (12%)
900 (6%)
700 (4%)
600 (3%)
300 (2%)
400 (2%)
0 (1%)