CBC has released a new poll, conducted by Environics, and it has found "poor government or leadership" / "the Gomery inquiry revelations" is the top concern of Canadians.

Poor government took 14 per cent and Gomery another 10, for a total of 24 per cent.

That displaced health as the top concern of Canadians, which came in at 21 per cent.

An excerpt from the CBC.ca story:

One volatile issue, same-sex marriage, was the most important issue for just one per cent, behind both the economy and unemployment – at five per cent – and the environment at four per cent.

Disillusionment covers all political parties. When Environics asked, "Are some political parties more ethical than others or do all political parties operate pretty much the same way...?" 68 per cent replied that all parties operate the same way, while 29 per cent believe that some parties are more ethical than others.

Canadians appear reluctant to go to the polls. Asked if they would prefer to wait until Justice John Gomery completes his report or vote in an election before the report is issued, 76 per cent said they prefer to wait, while 18 per cent said they could go to the polls before Gomery reports.

Asked what should bring down the minority Liberal government and force a new election, 41 per cent of Canadians replied that there was no issue to trigger the fall of the government, while 37 per cent believe that trust was the one issue that could (with 34 per cent citing the Gomery Inquiry and three per cent naming ethics and lack of trust in government). Two other issues were far down the list, with health care at three per cent and same-sex marriage at two per cent.