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   From: damnthetorpedoes@duck.com   
      
   On Sun, 29 Sep 2013 13:27:15 +0000 (UTC), doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
   (The Doctor) wrote:   
      
   >In article <5kL1u.294753$VU.187279@fx05.iad>,   
   >=?UTF-8?B?Q29uyYBSQ29uyYA=?=   wrote:   
   >>Now, who coulda predicted that?   {->   
   >>   
   >>And if the 'middle class' follows their inclinations, Thomas Mulcair   
   >>would best represent them in Ottawa.   
   >>   
   >>_______________________________________________   
   >>   
   >>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)   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>Three-way race shaping up ahead of 2015 federal election: poll   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>Two years before the next federal election, Canada’s major political   
   >>parties are in a three-way race, but the “honeymoonâ€Â? 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.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>Tories trailing on environment, health care   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>On issues like the environment, social services and health care, the   
   >>Conservatives did not fare as well.   
   >>   
   >>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:   
   >>   
   >>- 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)   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>Foreign-born voters and the middle class   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>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).   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>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.   
   >   
   >Reid is anti-Liberal   
      
      
   As is anyone with a modicum of intelligence.   
      
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