Government

Conservatives (34%), Liberals (29%) Return to Familiar Ground

Half (49%) Want to See Senate Reformed and Elected (Down 8 Points),
One Third (33%, Up 7 Points) Want Senate Abolished

Four in Ten (42%) Believe Monarchy Succession Practices Should Change to Allow Monarch's First-Born Child, Regardless of Gender, to be First in Line to Throne
Four in Ten (43%) Believe Monarchy Should be Done Away With,
One in Ten (14%) Believe Succession Practices Should Remain

Nearly Half (48%, +5) of Canadians Believe Harper Would Make the Best Prime Minister, Besting Layton (35%, +2) and Ignatieff (16%, -8)

Majority Says Ignatieff (73%), Duceppe (57%) Should Quit as Party Leaders if Their Parties Perform Poorly in Next Election,
Mixed Reviews for Harper (49%),
May (43%) and Layton (40%) Should Stay

Two in Three (64%) Say there's No Need for an Election (Up 4 Points),
One in Three (36%) Say We Need an Election to Clear the Air (Down 4 Points)

Public Split with 48% Saying Yes and 43% Saying No

Conservatives (38%) Hold Tenuous Lead as
Liberals (35%) Lead in GTA and Northern Ontario,
Tories Lead in Southwest, Central and Eastern Ontario

Mike Farnworth Remains Best in Public Opinion, Adrian Dix Loses Favour with NDP Voters