Prorogation tightens gap between Tories, Liberals

A new EKOS poll for CBC news essentially confirms the earlier Strategic Counsel poll. The lead enjoyed by the Conservatives over the Liberals has dramatically narrowed since Prime Minister Stephen Harper suspended Parliament last month. 30.9 per cent of those polled chose the Conservatives, and 29.3 per cent backed the Liberals.

Almost 64 percent of respondents felt suspending Parliament was "anti-democratic." EKOS president Frank Graves said "Canadians have noticed, they do care and this is having a very negative impact on Conservative fortunes."

http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/01/13/ekos-conservatives-liberals-poll-prorogue-suspend.html

Latest poll of Canadian voter intentions

The latest Ekos poll done for the CBC suggests the following:

Ekos: Con 33.1% Lib 27.8% Ndp 16% Grn 13.4% Bq 9.8%


Regional breakdown can be found at Kady O'Malley's bolg with some speculation on the regional implications:

http://www.cbc.ca/politics/insidepolitics/2010/01/orders-ekos-of-the-day-010709-33127816013498.html

One thing seems apparent. The Conservatives are taking a beating from the widespread backlash against Harper's decision to prorogue Parliament. It may well be that the dictator has overplayed his hand.