Press Releases  Canadians Feel Government Doing a Fair Job of
Handling Finances  Download Release  The latest Canadian Press-
Harris/Decima survey asked about the upcoming federal budget
According to Senior Vice-President Doug Anderson; “In advance of
the federal budget, the public atmosphere appears to be fairly
benign. Canadians have maintained a neutral to positive
assessment of the handling of the country’s finances. They are
looking for the deficit to be tackled, but tackled over a number
of years. One challenge for the government at this point is that
while Canadians claim to want spending reduced overall, they
simultaneously will identify a number of policy areas where they
would prefer spending be increased. “  Hausse de la confiance
des consommateurs canadiens  Download Release  La confiance des
consommateurs canadiens affiche une hausse en ce début d’année
2012. L’indice est maintenant de 75,3, alors qu’il était de 72,6
en novembre.   Cooperation between NDP and Liberals Resonates
with Canadians  Do