Politics

Public Paying Little Attention to Leadership Race

Majority (54%) Would Prefer a Liberal-NDP Coalition To a
Harper Majority Government (46%),
Split 50%/50% When Bloc is Added to the Coalition

Harper Ahead on all Key Positive Leadership Traits as Canadians Say Healthcare (18%), Economy (15%), Taxes (12%), Jobs (8%) and Trustworthiness (7%) Most Important Issues of the Campaign

Conservatives (43%) Spike into Majority Zone as Grits (24%) Tumble and Trail by Almost 20 Points with Finger on Election Trigger,
Pending Election is Conservatives to Lose

Only One-in-Four (26%) Say Their Household is Adequately Prepared
Only One-in-Seven (14%) Say Their Local Municipality is Adequately Prepared

Six in Ten (63%) Say It's More Important to Elect a Leader that Will Provide an Honest, Open and Trustworthy Government,
While Four in Ten (37%) Say Electing a Party That Will Ensure the Economic Recovery Continues is More Important

One Quarter (24%) of Canadians Have Heard of Issue and Believe it Requires More Attention than it's Getting

If Government Falls on Budget,
Canadians Split on Who's to Blame for Triggering an Election