Conservatives, Liberals Tied For Support In Latest Poll
Posted October 18, 2006 12:00 pm.
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Both parties culled 32 per cent support across the country in the Strategic Counsel survey, which was conducted over four days ending Sunday.
The survey put support for the New Democrats at third with 17 per cent.
Those numbers represent a four-point drop for the Tories since they won the January election to form a minority government. The Liberals, meanwhile, have picked up two points.
In Ontario, one of the key election battlegrounds, the Grits and Tories are also neck and neck, with 35 and 36 per cent support, respectively.
Meanwhile, in Quebec, where the Conservatives had hoped to make some gains following the election they’ve actually lost ground. Support for the party dropped to 16 per cent, while the Liberals stood at 28 per cent and 44 per cent for the Bloc Quebecois.
If the numbers don’t change the governing party will have quite a fight on its hands come next election. Though it’s unclear why their popularity has decreased in recent months, waning support for the Canadian mission in Afghanistan is a likely factor.
The Liberals will pick their new leader at a Montreal convention in early December. The frontrunners are Michael Ignatieff and Bob Rae, with Stephane Dion and Gerard Kennedy also garnering significant backing.
