(CPOD) Apr. 2, 2003. – Néstor Kirchner, governor of the Santa Cruz province, has taken the lead in the upcoming Argentine presidential elections, according to a poll by Ipsos Mora y Araujo, published in La Naci³n. Kirchner is the first choice for 21.2 per cent of respondents, while former president Carlos Menem and Adolfo Rodriguez Sa¡ were virtually tied for second place.
(CPOD) Mar. 31, 2003 – Many Canadians supports their government’s decision to stay out of the Iraq conflict, but a large percentage believes it is time for Canada to participate in the war, according to a poll by Ipsos-Reid released by CTV and the Globe and Mail. 59 per cent of respondents say they are glad Canada is out of the Iraq conflict, while 45 per cent say the country should join now, and
(CPOD) Mar. 29, 2003 – A power sharing agreement between the government of Sri Lanka and the rebel Tamil Tigers would not have the support of the majority Sinhalese, according to a poll conducted by the Center for Policy Alternatives. Only 29 per cent of Sinhalese respondents support the proposed deal, compared to 76 per cent of Tamils and 60 per cent of Muslims.
If Americans need a quick out from Iraq after the war, they will learn the value of Canadian friendship.
Angus Reid Vancouver Sun This past week was punctuated by two shock-and-awe events in the world of public opinion: one in Iraq and the other at a posh Toronto luncheon club.
(CPOD) Mar. 27, 2003 – Although their government has recently vowed to crackdown on the narcotics trade, many Thais believe senior officials are involved in drug trafficking, according to a poll by ABAC-KSC. 80 per cent of respondents believe that recent killings are the product of involvement of high-ranking civil servants and politicians in drug rings.
(CPOD) Mar. 26, 2003 – Mexicans overwhelmingly support their government’s decision to stay out of the Iraqi conflict, according to a poll by newspaper Reforma. 82 per cent of respondents say they agree with head of state Vicente Fox, who assured the country it would not participate in any coalition to disarm Iraq.
Canada can liaise between U.S. and its erstwhile friends.
Angus Reid Vancouver Sun What will Canada lose and what can it hope to gain as a result of prime minister Jean Chrétien’s decision not to join president George W. Bush’s “coalition of the willing” backing the invasion of Iraq? Business groups in France and Germany are already nervous about what they see as a backlash building in the United States against their products—including the $7 billion
