(CPOD) Jun. 13, 2004 - The Conservative party is now the top political organization in Canada, according to a poll by EKOS Research Associates published in the Toronto Star. 33.8 per cent of respondents would support the Conservatives, while 30 per cent would vote for the ruling Liberal party.

The New Democratic Party is third with 18.9 per cent, followed by the Bloc Québécois with 12.3 per cent and the Green party with 4.6 per cent.

Canadian voters will renew the House of Commons on Jun. 28. The Liberal party achieved three straight majority governments under Jean Chrétien in 1993, 1997 and 2000. Current prime minister Paul Martin leads the ruling political organization into a federal election for the first time.

Yesterday, Martin said a government headed by Conservative leader Stephen Harper would curtail "the effectiveness of our national government as a force for good."

As is customary in Canada, the federal election debates will be held in the country's two official languages—French and English—on two consecutive nights, Jun. 14 and Jun. 15.

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