Government


Politics Survey

Post-Debate Summary:
English-Language Leaders' Debate

English Leaders Debate Audience Says Harper
Comes Out on Top (31%), But Layton Not Far Behind (25%),
and May (17%) Performs Well Above Expectations
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Post-Debate Summary:
French-Language Leaders' Debate

French Leaders Debate Audience Says Dion Clear Winner
1 in 5 (20%) Viewers Say They Changed Their Mind
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Canadian Farmers Would Re-elect a Conservative Government

Among Decided Canadian Farmers: Conservatives 59%, Liberals 17%, NDP 10%, Bloc Quebecois 3% (20% in Quebec) and Green Party 7%

Farmers are Twice as Likely to Believe that the Conservatives Would be Most Helpful in Meeting the Needs of the Agriculture Community than Would All of the Other Parties Combined
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Channel Surfing the Simultaneous
Canada and US Debates

Three in Ten (28%) Plan to Only Watch The Canadian Debate,
One Third (23%) Will Flip Between the Two, While 4% Will
Only Watch the U.S. Vice-Presidential Debate
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Only Four in Ten (39%) `Approve' NDP/Liberal Coalition
to Block Conservative Majority

Even If Coalition Went Forward, Layton (29%) Tops Dion (22%)
In Choice for PM, But Half Say `Neither'
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Grits Under Siege: Liberal Vote Collapse in Ontario,
NDP Surge Has Harper Tories Flirting with Majority

Nationally, Tories (39%) Well Ahead as
NDP (18%) Closes Gap on Liberals (23%)
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Most Canadians (62%) Say Parties' Stance on Issues Will Drive their Vote, Not Party Leaders (21%)
or Local Candidates (17%)

Nearly One Half (46%) of Quebecers Believe that
a Vote for The Bloc is `a Wasted Vote'
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As Markets Decline,
Economy (26%) Rising in Importance in Campaign

Healthcare (19%), Taxes (12%) the Environment (11%) Trail