The latest Nanos Poll
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The latest Nanos Poll indicates that politicians in general may be the first casualties of the Schreiber Affair. The ongoing Nanos Federal Leadership Report Card Tracking indicates that Canadians are moving away from all party leaders into the “none of the above” or “unsure”. It is quite unprecedented to see movement away from all the leaders. With the Schreiber Affair in the news, it seems a growing number of Canadians, tar all politicians with the same brush.
On a positive note for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, he still holds a major advantage over Stephane Dion on all leadership tracking measures. A look at the detailed tabulations also indicates that Stephane Dion is performing noticeably worse at this time compared to Paul Martin the night prior to his losing the 2006 federal election.
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Methodology
The Nanos Poll was conducted between November 24th and November 27th, 2007 by means of a random telephone survey of 1,003 Canadians 18 years and older. The aggregate survey results are accurate ±3.1 %, 19 times out of 20. Margins of accuracy are wider for subgroup samples. Readers should note that the data was weighted for age to match the latest Canadian census results. Results should be considered representative of the Canadian population. Results may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
Results
Question: Currently, [rotate] Stephen Harper is the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Stephane Dion is the leader of the federal Liberal Party, Jack Layton is the leader of the federal NDP, Gilles Duceppe is the leader of the Bloc Quebecois and Elizabeth May is the leader of the federal Green Party. Which of the federal leaders would you best describe as:
The number in parenthesis denotes the change from the previous Nanos Research Survey completed in February, 2007.
The most trustworthy leader
Stephen Harper – 31% (-4)
Jack Layton – 14% (-4)
Stephane Dion – 12% (-8)
Gilles Duceppe – 6% (-2)
Elizabeth May – 4% (-4)
UNPROMPTED
None of them/Undecided – 33% (+21)
The most competent leader
Stephen Harper – 39% (-2)
Jack Layton – 13% (NC)
Stephane Dion – 11% (-11)
Gilles Duceppe – 6% (-2)
Elizabeth May – 3% (-1)
UNPROMPTED
None of them/Undecided – 27% (+16)
The leader with the best vision for Canada’s future
Stephen Harper – 35% (-4)
Jack Layton – 15% (-1)
Stephane Dion – 15% (-6)
Gilles Duceppe – 3% (-2)
Elizabeth May – 5% (-2)
UNPROMPTED
None of them/Undecided- 28% (+15)
@ December 3, 2007