(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The Conservative party is holding on to the top spot in Canada’s electoral race, according to a poll by Angus Reid Strategies released by the Toronto Star. 35 per cent of respondents would vote for the governing Tories in this month’s election to the House of Commons.

The Liberal party is second with 27 per cent, followed by the New Democratic Party (NDP) with 18 per cent, the Green party with 10 per cent, and the Bloc Québécois with nine per cent. Support for the Grits increased by two points in four days, while backing for the Tories fell by five points.

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 formed 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.

Yesterday, Dion criticized Harper, saying, "Rather than acknowledging the fear and hurt being felt by Canadians, Stephen Harper said that he saw buying opportunities in the stock market. He is completely out of touch with the impact the current economic turmoil is having on the lives of everyday Canadians."

The next federal election in Canada is scheduled for Oct. 14.

Polling Data

If a federal election were held tomorrow, which one of the following parties would you be most likely to support in your constituency?

Source: Angus Reid Strategies / Toronto Star
Methodology: Online interviews with 1,005 Canadian adults, conducted on Oct. 6 and Oct. 7, 2008. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

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