Issues such as child poverty, daycare and the environment are far ahead of debt relief, tax cuts and crime, the data in EKOS poll showed
Sean Gordon
The Toronto Star
Page: A6
14 Nov 05

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For all the opposition clamour about government corruption and questionable ethics, the central preoccupations of Canadian voters continue to revolve around issues like health care, education and the economy, a new poll shows.

As the Liberal government prepares to unveil a series of new pre-election measures today - including tax cuts - an EKOS Research survey suggests voters' priorities lie elsewhere.

According to the poll, conducted for the Toronto Star and La Presse, 50 per cent of voters rank social questions as the most important issue of the next election, 20 per cent say jobs and growth, 17 per cent say ethics, and 12 per cent indicate tax and debt relief.

Issues such as child poverty, daycare and the environment are far ahead of debt relief, tax cuts and crime, the data showed....