A Conception Bay South man was fined $1,000 Monday for illegally dumping waste in the community. Do you think that amount of fine is high enough to deter others from doing the same?

• Yes 27%
• No, it should be much higher 68%
• The fine should be lower 0%
• Undecided 5%

Senator Mike Duffy has resigned from the Conservative caucus to sit as an independent amid a controversy over his housing claims. What do you think should happen to Duffy?

• Kicked out of the Senate 16%
• Investigated by the police for abuse of taxpayers’ money 11%
• Both of the above 67%
• Nothing, most politicians are doing the same thing 2%
• Duffy is being unfairly targetted 4%

St. John’s City Council has announced a three-year, $270 million capital works program it says will not increase city debt, but keep it about the same. Do you agree with this?

• Yes, a lot of work needs to be done 48%
• No, the city should be reducing debt, not maintaining it 16%
• Council should have put more money into capital works 12%
• Don’t care, don’t live in the city 16%
• Live in the city, still don’t care 8%

Hockey Canada is expected to remove body checking from all levels of peewee hockey (ages 11-12) across the country when the group meets later this month. Do you agree with this rule change?

• Yes, should have been done long ago 62%
• No, body checking is part of the game 15%
• Yes, but teach them body checking techniques in practice 13%
• Not intersted in this issue 10%

Were you surprised by the outcome of the Labrador byelection Monday night?

• Yes, thought Penashue would win 5%
• Yes, thought the NDP might pull out a win 2%
• No, knew Jones would take it 80%
• Don’t care about it 13%

Last week a story noted that 35 Canadians (80,000 people worldwide) applied to become the first Martian settlers. A Dutch entrepreneur plans to send a few willing pioneers on a one-way trip to Mars in 2023, with no chance of returning to Earth. Would you ever consider signing up for such a mission?

• Yes, to make history like the great explorers of the past 7%
• No, that’s crazy 58%
• Only if there was a way to get back 15%
• What a spaced-out question 20%

NAPE says 111 faculty and support staff have been laid off at the College of the North Atlantic across the province since the provincial budget came down on March 26. The layoffs are due to budget cuts and the privatization of Adult Basic Education, the union says. Do you think the provincial government should consider reversing its decisions regarding the CNA?

• Yes, there’s a negative impact on a lot of people and communities 54%
• No, the ABE and other programs will be available at private institutions 29%
• Not sure, but the whole thing needs to be reviewed again 9%
• Don't know enough about it 8%

Do you think the police should have been called in to investigate the allegations of improper spending and cover-up in the Canadian Senate?

• Yes, it’s an abuse of taxpayers’ money 92%
• No, a lack of proper rules was the cause 2%
• Money has been paid back, let’s move on 3%
• It wasn’t the senators’ fault, it was some of their staff 0%
• Undecided 3%

Should there be an inquiry into search and rescue operations in this province?

• Yes, involving the provincial and federal governments 41%
• Yes, but the province should hold it on its own 3%
• No, everyone already knows the problems and it’s time to act 53%
• Undecided 3%

The issue of “road kill” moose carcasses being dumped in the woods by the province’s conservation officers was raised in the House of Assembly Tuesday after a man in central Newfoundland came across several dumped just off a highway. Do you think it is proper to dump these moose carcasses in the woods?

• Yes, but in remote wooded areas, not near a highway 31%
• No, isn’t that illegal dumping? 40%
• I guess its food for other wild animals 20%
• Undecided 3%
• Don’t care 6%

Where are you planning to spend your summer holidays this year?

• Within the province 51%
• Outside the province 24%
• Undecided right now 6%
• Can’t get holidays during the summer months 3%
• Not taking summer holidays 16%