Winnipeg, Manitoba –Three-quarters of Manitobans are making efforts to off-set negative effects of the global financial downturn. Indeed, citizens are currently partaking in many activities to try to weather the global financial storm, including setting stricter household budgets, paying down debts and shelving “big ticket” purchases.

These findings emerged from a random and representative cross-section of 1,000 Manitoba adults who were interviewed via telephone by Probe Research Inc. between November 27th and December 7th, 2008. This survey was sponsored by Jory Capital and released exclusively to the Winnipeg Free Press.

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