Released on October 30, 2002
Saskatchewan is a great place to live, work and do business. That isaccording to 83 per cent of respondents to a government poll conducted in
September.
Although 58 per cent of respondents believe Saskatchewan's economy is
improving or at least holding it own, a majority were not aware that:
investment in manufacturing in Saskatchewan is expected to grow
very quickly this year;
Saskatchewan has seen strong job growth over the past several
months;
Saskatchewan is ranked as having one of the most competitive
business climates in North America; and
Saskatchewan had the highest growth in productivity in Canada in
the past decade.
More than three-quarters of the people responding to the poll said the
government should do more to promote Saskatchewan.
Polling results for the 2nd quarter of the fiscal year were released
today. No polling was conducted in July or August. The omnibus polling
was conducted by Fast Consulting of Saskatoon in September at a total cost
of $22,500. A representative sample of 987 provincial residents were
surveyed. The results yield a statistical level of confidence of 95 per
cent within an overall margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage
points.
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Copies of the polling can be picked up at Media Services, Room 6,
Legislative Building or can be found at:
http://www.executive.gov.sk.ca/polling.htm
For more information, contact:
Rob Cunningham
Media Services
Regina
Phone: (306) 787-6349