54% support Liberals

Results of a Gallup Poll conducted the week of December 3-8, 1996 revealed that 54% of Canadian adults would vote for Prime Minister Jean Chretien's Liberal party in a federal election. The Liberals hold a substantial lead in all regions of the country except Quebec. Forty-two percent of Quebec residents would vote for the separatist party, Bloc Quebecois. These results make Bloc Quebecois statistically even with the Liberals in Quebec. In second place overall, the Progressive Conservative Party is supported by approximately 18%.