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   In article <5kL1u.294753$VU.187279@fx05.iad>,   
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   >Now, who coulda predicted that?   {->   
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   >And if the 'middle class' follows their inclinations, Thomas Mulcair   
   >would best represent them in Ottawa.   
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   >CTVNews.ca - Friday, September 27, 2013   
   >   
   >A new Ipsos Reid/CTV News poll suggests Canada's major political parties   
   >are in a three-way race. (Ipsos Reid)   
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   >Three-way race shaping up ahead of 2015 federal election: poll   
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   >Two years before the next federal election, Canada’s major political   
   >parties are in a three-way race, but the “honeymoon” period for   
   >Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau appears to be over, a new Ipsos Reid/CTV   
   >News poll suggests.   
   >   
   >If an election were held tomorrow, the Conservatives would get 32 per   
   >cent of the vote, up two points since the end of June. The Liberals   
   >would garner 31 per cent of the vote and the New Democrats 26 per cent.   
   >   
   >Since May, the Liberals have lost a six-point lead, suggesting the surge   
   >in support following Trudeau’s election as party leader is starting to   
   >dwindle.   
   >   
   >However, 69 per cent of surveyed Canadians still believe that Trudeau   
   >has the best chance of defeating Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the   
   >next election. Trudeau’s admission that he smoked marijuana at least   
   >once since being elected as an MP did not seem to affect his level of   
   >support, according to the poll.   
   >   
   >Meanwhile, only 31 per cent of decided voters believe that NDP Leader   
   >Thomas Mulcair is Harper’s most formidable opponent.   
   >   
   >Even among NDP supporters, more than 40 per cent believe the Liberals   
   >have the best chance of defeating the government.   
   >   
   >But the Conservatives continue to lead the way on economic issues. Among   
   >voters who said the economy is the most important issue, 45 per cent   
   >believe the Conservatives are the best economic policy managers,   
   >followed by 28 per cent who chose the Liberals and 14 per cent who chose   
   >the NDP.   
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   >Tories trailing on environment, health care   
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   >On issues like the environment, social services and health care, the   
   >Conservatives did not fare as well.   
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   >Only three per cent of those surveyed said the Conservatives are the   
   >best party to manage environmental issues.   
   >   
   >The Harper government has drawn the ire of environmentalists and   
   >affected community groups over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline   
   >project, which would carry bitumen from the Alberta oilsands to the   
   >refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast.   
   >   
   >Thirty-six per cent of surveyed Canadians said the Green Party would   
   >best handle the environment portfolio, followed by the NDP (25 per   
   >cent), the Liberals (11 per cent).   
   >   
   >Here is the breakdown of perceived party competence on other issues:   
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   >- Healthcare: Liberals (31 per cent), NDP (25 per cent), Conservatives   
   >(24 per cent), Bloc (5 per cent), Green (3 per cent)   
   >- Jobs/Unemployment: Liberals (31 per cent), NDP (23 per cent),   
   >Conservatives (21 per cent), Green (3 per cent), Bloc (2 per cent)   
   >- Social services:NDP (28 per cent), Liberals (27 per cent),   
   >Conservatives (21 per cent), Green (5 per cent), Bloc (2 per cent)   
   >- Education: Conservatives (29 per cent), Liberals (28 per cent), NDP   
   >(25 per cent), Green (7 per cent), Bloc (3 per cent)   
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   >Foreign-born voters and the middle class   
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   >The poll also suggests that the Conservatives have an edge when it comes   
   >to voters who were born outside of Canada. The party has a 10-point lead   
   >(37 per cent versus 27 per cent) over the Liberals among foreign-born   
   >voters. The NDP would get 25 per cent of the foreign-born vote.   
   >   
   >Among Canadian-born voters, on the other hand, the Liberals and   
   >Conservatives are statistically tied with 32 per cent and 31 per cent of   
   >the vote, respectively.   
   >   
   >When asked which party and leader best understand middle-class families   
   >and the pressures they face, the NDP and Mulcair came out on top with 38   
   >per cent of the voters’ support, followed by the Liberals under   
   >Trudeau (30 per cent) and the Harper government (26 per cent).   
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   >   
   >The Ipsos Reid/CTV News poll surveyed 1,305 Canadians online between   
   >Sept. 18 and 20. The poll is accurate to within +/-3.5 percentage points.   
      
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