it isn't april 1st, so who are these fools?

Tory support on rise: Poll
March 30, 2006

CP, OTTAWA -- A new poll suggests Conservative support may be edging upward as Parliament prepares to resume under a new Tory government.

The survey by Decima Research put support for Stephen Harper's Conservatives at 39% nationally, up almost three points from their popular vote in the Jan. 23 election.

Although the Conservative rise remains within the poll's margin of error, the results indicate a widening gap with the second-place Liberals.

Grit support was at 28%, down two percentage points from election day. The NDP was at 19% and the Bloc Quebecois at 11%. The poll of 1,012 respondents was conducted over four days, through Sunday.