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Conservative Lead Grows
According to Harris/Decima Chairman Allan Gregg “The last two weeks have seen a reversal in fortune for the governing Conservatives. They now lead the Liberals in all regions of the country other than Quebec, and are particularly strong in the key battleground of British Columbia. Despite this newfound strength however, they are still slightly below the support they received in the 2008 federal election, meaning a majority government is likely still out of reach, as of now”
Most Agree with Additions to New Immigration Handbook
According to Senior Vice-President Doug Anderson “Most of the new additions finds some subset of Canadians who embrace it. Majorities feel it is a good idea to add in aspects such as Dr Banting’s discovery of insulin, discussion of Canada’s darker historical topics and our military tradition. Opinion is more split on whether a new addition on sports is a good idea, but Quebec residents are fairly enthusiastic on this point. The only topic that finds a fairly even split of opinion across all subsets – regional, linguistic, age, gender, etc – is the inclusion of Quebec separatism. This topic clearly more concerning than any other tested, but we still find about half of Canadians saying it is a good idea to add it.”
Majority Believe More Stimulus Funds Going to Conservative Ridings, but Fewer Say that Should be Stopped
According to Senior Vice-President Doug Anderson “A majority of Canadians are inclined to believe recent Liberal claims that the stimulus spending is favouring Conservative ridings. However, the striking finding is that significantly fewer feel that the Government spending more on Conservative ridings is something that should be stopped. This disparity suggests to me that this issue is not the political bombshell the Liberals have been looking for. For good or ill, Canadians seem to be resigned to this practice, exhibit little animosity towards it and maybe accept a modicum of this as business as usual.”
Conservatives Maintain Slight Lead over Liberals
According to Senior Vice-President Jeff Walker “The Conservatives have remained slightly in front for the second week in a row. Ontario remains the most important battleground at this point in time, with the Liberals and Conservatives both neck and neck in popular support”