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   This is from an ANNUAL poll taken by Carleton University's André   
   Turcotte, which was presented at an annual conference put on by the   
   Manning Centre in Ottawa. . . .   
      
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   CBC News Posted: Mar 01, 2014   
      
   Conservatives losing ground, grim polling numbers suggest   
   Fewer people in Ontario, B.C. identify as Conservatives, Manning   
   Networking Conference poll finds   
      
      
   Conservative support is down across much of Canada and the party ranks   
   behind the Liberals and NDP on their perceived ability to handle many   
   issues, a poll unveiled Friday suggests.   
      
   The poll, conducted by Carleton University's André Turcotte, was   
   presented at an annual conference put on by the Manning Centre in   
   Ottawa. Turcotte does a poll every year on the state of conservatism in   
   Canada.   
      
   Turcotte said Friday the polling numbers for the Conservatives are   
   heading in "the wrong direction," with the number of those polled who   
   identify as Conservative down dramatically since 2012 in British   
   Columbia — to 20 per cent from 33 per cent — and Ontario — to 25 per   
   cent from 35 per cent.   
      
   The numbers are better elsewhere, rising to 48 from 40 per cent in the   
   prairies and to 16 up from 12 per cent in Quebec.   
      
   Turcotte surveyed 1,000 adult Canadians online Dec. 16 to 18, 2013,   
   including "an over-sample" of 500 self-defined Conservatives.   
      
      
   'It gets worse'   
      
   There was more bad news for the party, Turcotte told the conference   
   delegates and reporters gathered to hear his presentation.   
      
   "And here's where it gets worse," he said to introduce a series of   
   slides that showed the Conservatives tied with the Liberals or ranking   
   below them on several issues among those polled.   
      
   Turcotte took the poll results to rank the parties on a scale of one to   
   10 on their perceived ability to deal with issues that respondents said   
   were most important to them.   
      
   ==>>  On the question of ability to deal with the economy, the Liberals   
   and Conservatives are essentially tied, Turcotte said.   
      
   ==>>  Both the Liberals and NDP rate ahead of the Conservatives on the   
   separate questions of managing health care and unemployment.   
      
   ==>>  The worst result for the Conservatives comes on how the parties   
   are perceived for their abilities to manage poverty and the environment:   
   the Liberals, NDP and the Green Party all rank ahead of the Conservatives.   
      
   AND:   
      
   ==>>  Turcotte also found in the survey that 93 per cent of those polled   
   either somewhat support or strongly support "enhancing the investigative   
   powers of Elections Canada to investigate electoral wrongdoings." The   
   same number somewhat support or strongly support "full disclosure" of   
   how public funds are spent, although what exactly that means isn't defined.   
      
   Nearly as many, 92 per cent, somewhat support or strongly support making   
   party leaders more accountable to their caucuses.   
      
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