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Tories Lead by Five, Greens Fourth in Canada
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The governing Conservative party is leading Canada's federal political scene, according to a poll by The Strategic Counsel released by CTV and the Globe and Mail. 36 per cent of respondents would vote for the Tories in the next election to the House of Commons
The Liberal party is second with 31 per cent, followed by the New Democratic Party (NDP) with 15 per cent, the Green party with 10 per cent, and the Bloc Québécois with nine per cent. Support for both the Tories and the Grits increased by two points, while backing for the Greens and the Bloc fell by the same margin.
Canadians renewed the House of Commons in January 2006. The Conservative party—led by Stephen Harper—received 36.3 per cent of the vote, and secured 124 seats in the 308-member lower house. Harper leads a minority administration after more than 12 years of government by the Liberal party. In December 2006, former environment minister Stéphane Dion became the new leader of the Liberals.
Finance minister Jim Flaherty will deliver Canada's federal budget on Mar. 19. On Mar. 13, Flaherty discussed the contentious topic of the "fiscal imbalance" between the federal and provincial governments, declaring, "Certainly, the fiscal balance issue has been the persistent, ongoing issue in multiple consultations over the past year. The provinces cannot agree, so it's left to the federal government to sort it out."
Polling Data
How would you vote if an election were held today?
Mar. 13 | Feb. 18 | Jan. 14 | |
Conservative | 36% | 34% | 31% |
Liberal | 31% | 29% | 35% |
New Democratic Party | 15% | 14% | 15% |
Green | 10% | 12% | 8% |
Bloc Québécois | 9% | 11% | 11% |
Source: The Strategic Counsel / CTV / The Globe and Mail
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 Canadian adults, conducted from Mar. 10 to Mar. 13, 2007. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.