Ipsos-Reid has released a poll showing the Liberals leading (marginally) in the polls.
Toronto, ON, May 7, 2005 - According to an Ipsos-Reid national survey of 1000 Canadians conducted from May 3rd to May 5th, 2005 and provided exclusively to CanWest/Global, the national Federal political horserace remains tightly contested between the Liberals (32%, up 2 points) and the Conservatives (31%, down 2 points) compared to a poll released exactly a week ago. However, it would appear that the Liberals have benefited the most in the past week as they have vaunted to take a commanding 11-point lead in the seat-rich and volatile province of Ontario (44% vs. 33%).
Majority (58%) Believe Conservatives' Motive For Election Is Power Lust - Not Sincere Belief That They Can No Longer Support "Corrupt" Government (37%)
The Liberals desperately take away opposition days, use the public airways to plea for a stay of execution, rewrite their budget in a hotel-room in a single night and declare non-confidence irrelevant - but it it the Conservatives who are gripped with Power Lust. Sometimes I just don't understand the mind of an Ontarion.
Update: I have put the Ipsos-Reid numbers into my spreadsheet. The results, Liberals minority. Their numbers might be a little high because the GTA is not broken out but regardless of that fact things do not look for the Conservatives.
