Trudeau Still Best Recent PM for Canadians, But Harper Gains Ground
Brian Mulroney and Stephen Harper are deemed the worst heads of government by one-in-five Canadians.
Brian Mulroney and Stephen Harper are deemed the worst heads of government by one-in-five Canadians.
While 45 per cent of Canadians think the NDP should replace Turmel as interim leader, only 29 per cent of NDP voters concur.
Animosity towards the upper house is highest in Quebec, where 43 per cent of respondents think Canada does not need a Senate.
While Stephen Harper and Jack Layton improved their standing since December, more than half of respondents disapprove of Liberal leader.
Conservative voters believe Canada now plays a more constructive role on the world stage, but most opposition supporters disagree.
Electoral race tightens dramatically in Ontario, with Tories and Grits separated by just two points.
Two thirds of respondents think it is likely that they will go to the polls in the New Year.
While large majorities of Tory and NDP supporters are content with Stephen Harper and Jack Layton, only 38 per cent of Liberal voters in 2008 would keep Michael Ignatieff at the helm.
Three-in-five respondents criticize Stephen Harper for appointing senators despite his opposition to the upper house in its current form.
The Conservative Party holds a double-digit lead in Canada and overall voter preferences are very similar to the will expressed by the electorate in the last federal election, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.