A new Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey suggests PM Steve's Conservatives have lost their big lead over the Liberals, plunging six percentage points in popular support in just one week.
The poll drops the Cons to 30 per cent support, in a statistical tie with the Liberals, who are up four points to 32 per cent.
Support for the Tories dropped across all regions and demographic groups.
The striking shift comes in the wake of several controversies which are taking a toll on Steve:
_ Former Tory PM Muldoon's admission that he accepted cash-stuffed envelopes from arms lobbyist Karlheinz Schreiber and persistent questions about his current involvement with PM Steve's government.
_ Heavy criticism of Canada's position at the climate-change summit in Bali.
_ The political fallout from a critical shortage of medical isotopes due to the shutdown of the Chalk River nuclear reactor and the apparent cover-up by Resource Minister Gary Lunn.
The poll drops the Cons to 30 per cent support, in a statistical tie with the Liberals, who are up four points to 32 per cent.
Support for the Tories dropped across all regions and demographic groups.
The striking shift comes in the wake of several controversies which are taking a toll on Steve:
_ Former Tory PM Muldoon's admission that he accepted cash-stuffed envelopes from arms lobbyist Karlheinz Schreiber and persistent questions about his current involvement with PM Steve's government.
_ Heavy criticism of Canada's position at the climate-change summit in Bali.
_ The political fallout from a critical shortage of medical isotopes due to the shutdown of the Chalk River nuclear reactor and the apparent cover-up by Resource Minister Gary Lunn.
Hey Steve and Brian, "Why the long faces?"
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