(CPOD) Jun. 8, 2004 - For the first time since the electoral campaign began, the Conservative party is leading all political organizations in Canada, according to a tracking poll by SES Research and CPAC. 34 per cent of respondents would vote for the Conservatives, while 32 per cent would support the ruling Liberals.

The New Democratic Party (NDP) is third with 20 per cent, followed by the Bloc Québécois with 11 per cent and the Green party with four 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 criticized Conservative leader Stephen Harper for his stance on abortion. The prime minister stated that he would never "allow the rights of women to be removed by going back to the past." NDP leader Jack Layton said the Conservatives hold "intolerant, extreme views" on issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage. Harper claimed his party would "fill the legal void by enacting a federal definition of marriage."

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