IS DION TANKING ? TORIES OPEN 7% LEAD

Keep up the pressure Stephen! Don't get cocky. Let's build on the momentum.

Poll gives Tories the edge
February 08, 2007
Canadian Press

MONTREAL – A recent poll suggests the Conservatives have a slight lead over the Liberals.

The Leger Marketing survey gives the Tories 38 per cent support, the Liberals 31 per cent, the NDP 14 per cent and the Bloc Quebecois eight per cent.

In Quebec, the Liberals (32 per cent) and the Bloc (31) are in a battle and are followed by the Conservatives at 24 per cent.

In Ontario, the Conservatives are at 40 per cent, compared with the Liberals' 35 per cent.

The poll of 1,500 Canadians was conducted Jan. 30-Feb. 4, a period shortly after the Conservatives unveiled ads critical of Liberal Leader Stephane Dion.

The national results are considered accurate within 2.6 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.