Between November 7 and 10, 2009, Nanos Research conducted a random telephone survey of 1,005 Canadians 18 years and older.

Question: When an athlete at the Olympics is found with performance enhancing drugs, what should be the penalty?

Conclusion: Canadians favour tough doping penalties.

Question: Do you think the illegal usage of performance enhancing drugs by athletes at the Olympics is on the decline is the same or is on the increase?

Conclusion:
More Canadians think drug use on the increase than decrease.

Question: Are you likely or unlikely to watch the following during the Vancouver Olympics?

Conclusion: Olympics could be among most watched sporting event in Canadian history.

Read the full results of Nanos' survey.

The CCES would like to thank Nanos Research for permission to publish this survey.