Arto Blog - Canada Parliament move eliminates Tory lead -poll

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 2:23 PM

Canada Parliament move eliminates Tory lead -poll

Politics

OTTAWA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's decision to suspend Parliament has cost his party its lead in public support, a poll released on Wednesday found.The Strategic Counsel poll, published by the Toronto Star, showed Harper's Conservatives with 31 percent popular support and the opposition Liberals with 30 percent, which would make an election a toss-up if one were held today.In October, as the population reacted adversely to a Liberal attempt to topple the minority Conservative government, Strategic Counsel had put the Conservatives 13 points ahead.More information on reuters.com

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