Politics

Liberal vs. Bloc Gap Closes In Quebec, Conservatives Falter In Atlantic Canada But Gain In Prairies, NDP Slip; Seat Range Model Projects Liberals With Potential Majority: 160-164 Seats, Conservative 66-70 Seats, Bloc 56-60 Seats, NDP 18-22 Seats, 155 Seats Needed For Majority

Six In Ten Canadians (62%) Disagree That Canada Should Sign A Trade Agreement That Would Open Canada's Public Services to Competition From Foreign Companies
A Further Six In Ten (60%) Disagree That Government Should Sign Deals That Would Allow Corporations to Directly Sue The
Government of Canada If Our Public Policies Impair Their Ability to Make Profits

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But Canadians Split over Future Relationship between the Two Countries: More Canadians (39%) Believe Canada's Relationship with the U.S. Should Be Closer Than Farther Apart (27%) While One-Third (32%) Say It Should Remain the Same

NDP 18% (Unchanged), Bloc 11% (Bloc +1 at 46% with Grits at 33% in Quebec), Green 5% (Unchanged)
Seat Model Projects Liberals Taking 153-157 Seats, Conservatives 66-70 Seats, Bloc 58-62 Seats, NDP 19-23 Seats
155 Seats Needed For Majority
Majority (59%) Think Federal Liberals Don't Deserve To Be Re-Elected And Time Another Party Given Chance To Govern Country

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Majority (62%) of Canadians Believe That Religious Communities Are A Force For Good In Society
Three-Quarters (74%) Of Canadians Feel That Interfaith Dialogue Would Have A Positive Impact On Their Community

Ontario Provincial Grits Slide To 45% (Down 11 Points
Since November)
60% Of Ontarians Say Provincial Government Has No Clear Plan And Is Managing Day To Day
More (46%)Ontarians Disapprove Of Premier McGuinty's Performance Than Approve (43%)
Six In Ten Ontarians (62%) Say Liberals Can Run A Deficit As Long As They Pay It Off And Balance Books By End Of Their Term, And Most (49% vs. 43%) Indicate Taxpayers Protection Act Can Be Eschewed