Heads of government salaries, national top issues, the war in Afghanistan and federal voting intentions surveyed during a busy polling week
When it comes to salaries, most Canadians are in the dark about how much our Prime Minister makes. In a recent Angus Reid poll, only 14 per cent of respondents knew that the Prime Minister makes between $301,000 to $400,000 a year. The same percentage of Americans knew that their President is in the same salary range, while Britons were better informed, with 49 per cent knowing that their Prime Minister earns between £101,000 to £200,000 a year.
Healthcare is the most important issue facing our country, according to a recent Nanos poll. Of the 1,008 Canadian adults surveyed, 23.1 per cent feel that healthcare is the most important issue, followed by jobs/economy at 19.2 per cent, the environment at 12.6 per cent, high taxes at 5.3 per cent and education at 2.5 per cent.
Meanwhile, nearly half of Canadians (48 per cent) believe that it was a mistake to send our troops to Afghanistan, a new poll from Angus Reid shows. Over one third (34 per cent) of the 1,007 respondents, however, believe Canada did the right thing by sending our military forces, while 17 per cent are not sure whether it was the right thing to do or not.
Finally, while the Conservatives are still the preferred national party, the party now has the lowest percentage of support since gaining government. In a recent voting intention poll of 2,013 Canadian adults by Ekos, the Conservative Party is holding on to the lead with 30.5 per cent. The Liberal Party remains in second place with 26.3 per cent, followed by the NDP at 17.4 per cent, the Green Party at 12.3 per cent and the Bloc Québécois at 10.5 per cent.
