Majority oppose B.C. carbon tax

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA scant few months ago when a Carbon Tax was announced by the British Columbia Government, much Back slapping, Banners and Party Favours were passed out to a Liberal...

People can't leave home without their cellphones

In a recent study in North America, it was found that over one-third of workers would choose their cell phone over their wallet, keys, laptop or digital music player if they had to leave the house for 24 hours and...

Doping Scandal Rocks the Science World

While scientists aren't turning themselves green or endowing themselves with mind-controlled metal tentacles (yet), approximately one-fifth of them are taking drugs to increase their productivity.What, you thought...

Britons 'love fast food more than Americans'

"America's reputation as the home of fast food is under threat from the British, who are more addicted to burgers, chips and pizza than any other nation in the world. Almost half of all Britons would be unable to...

Vancouver wants longer sentences for gun crime

But when public opinion is as strong as it is, guns are an easy issue for politicans to rally around (the family, with a pocket full of shells).  The best policy isn't necessarily the best politics.Results of...

Aussies don`t see RI as close security partner : survey

"The results of the survey published on Wednesday showed Indonesia ranked above North Korea but below China, the US, Japan and Britain. Only that the prospect of the two countries` partnership in the field of economy and a majority of respondents viewed Indonesia as the...

Database security found lacking

"A survey conducted by Application Security and the Ponemon Institute was released this week at the Gartner IT Security Summit. The survey reveals that 40% of companies are not monitoring their databases for suspicious activity which places them at high risk for data...

Gaza Erupts in Violence:Political, Social and Psychological Distress Ensues

 Violence has erupted yet again in Gaza, toppling the unity government and throws the region spiraling into total unrest.  "At least 10 people were killed and dozens wounded as Hamas captured the...

DoubleClick: Four In 10 Rely On Web For Political Info

How are we getting information about politics? Web, yes, but TV still a source.

Zogby poll shows Web top source for news, TV close second and other trends

Though many in the news and journalism world continue to be incredulous over the prospect that viewer/users can distinguish truth from spin without the help of a news editor, it seems the public has a sense that journalism is vital to the future, though they want to get info...

Consumer Generated Commercials Score Well Among Viewers

"During this year’s Super Bowl, some brands – including Doritos, Chevrolet and the NFL – aired commercials created, filmed, and produced by members of the general public. When asked about entertainment value, more than twice as many respondents preferred the...

Poll: Dems want America to fail Iraq

"Brit Hume’s grapevine report has some amazing poll numbers . They show almost one-half of all respondents believe that Democrats actually want the new battle plan in Iraq to fail, and less than a third who believe that Dems want the plan to succeed."

90% of Iraqis say they were better off under Saddam Hussein

While the media feasts on Saddam Hussein's execution, and while the right wing in America celebrates as though his death somehow makes up for the nearly 3,000 dead American soldiers in Iraq, a new poll throws a cold, wet blanket on the morbid festivities:"About 90 percent of...

Have you ever wished you could return a car within the first few days of buyi...

A recent poll of more than 28,000 car shoppers showed that 78 percent of car purchasers have, at one time or another, wished they could return a car within the first few days of buying it. Just 22 percent of respondents had never experienced buyer's remorse.

Opposition Ahead in Swedish Polls

"The coalition of four centre-right opposition parties is holding on to the top spot in Sweden, according to a poll by Synovate Temo. 50.1 per cent of respondents would support the Moderate Rally Party (M), the People’s Party Liberals (FpL), the Centre Party (C) or the...

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