Tuesday, May 2, 2006

Support for Liberals plummets in Quebec

A CROP poll of 1,002 Quebecers published today shows that support for the "natural governing party" has fallen to a measly 15% in Quebec:

The poll contained more bad news for the Liberals, who once dominated the province but were brought down last November by a corruption scandal which centered on Quebec. The party sank to 15 percent support from 20 percent on January 23.

This means the federal Liberals are now polling less support in Quebec than the hapless Kevin Taft Liberals are polling in Alberta (whose support level was last measured at about 18%).

Have the federalists in Quebec finally decided to abandon the centralizing federalism of the Liberals?

Source: Reuters