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The Liberals will remain in power but might have to settle for a minority government come the next election, suggests a new poll of decided voters. An Ipsos-Reid poll of 1,000 Canadians shows that Paul Martin's government has the support of 35 per cent of respondents, its lowest level since September, 1993. According to complex calculations conducted by the pollster, this level of support would leave the Liberals with a minority government of between 144 and 148 seats. A majority constitutes 155 seats. The newly united Conservative Party of Canada was in second place with 28 per cent support. Northern Manitoba's dominant party, the NDP, came in third with 18 per cent support. The party of choice in Quebec was the Bloc Qubcois, which received 45 per cent support from decided voters. That translated into 10 per cent national support. The Green Party remained in its usual fifth place, garnering five per cent support. The question asked: If a federal election were held tomorrow, which of the following parties' candidates would you be most likely to support? The provincial breakdown of the poll shows that the party of choice in Saskatchewan and Manitoba (which were lumped together) was the Conservative Party. The Conservatives had 36 per cent support, followed by the Liberals at 29 per cent, NDP at 27 per cent, and Green Party at four per cent.4/15/2004
