A new poll puts the Liberals and New Democrats in a statistical tie only eight days before the federal election, while the Conservatives hold a lead of more than a dozen percentage points.
The latest Nanos Research poll conducted for CTV and The Globe and Mail put the Conservatives at 38.6 per cent support among decided voters, while the Liberals (25.9 per cent) and NDP (23.2 per cent) stood neck and neck as of Sunday.
The Bloc Quebecois is the party of choice for 7.2 per cent of voters surveyed in the Nanos poll, while 3.7 per cent of respondents said they supported the Green party.
In Quebec, the advantage for the Bloc Quebecois has slid from the start of the campaign, to the point where the NDP are polling alongside the separatist party, according to Nanos.
As of Sunday, the Bloc Quebecois held 30.3 per cent support in Quebec, while 26.8 per cent of survey respondents in the province said they supported the NDP. The Liberals (20.2 per cent) and Conservatives (15.6 per cent) followed behind them, with the Greens garnering 2.2 per cent support among respondents.
In Atlantic Canada, the Tories (42.4 per cent) stood ahead of the Liberals (30.5 per cent), NDP (25.4 per cent) and the Greens (1.7 per cent).
A similar picture emerged in Ontario, where the Tories (44.4 per cent), Liberals (32.9 per cent), NDP (16.9 per cent) and Greens (5.4 per cent) ranked in the same order.
In the Prairies, the Tories (49.8 per cent) continue to hold a commanding lead, while the NDP (23.5 per cent) and Liberals (22.3 per cent) are statistically tied. The Nanos poll put the Greens at 3.6 per cent support.
In British Columbia, the Tories (44.9 per cent) lead the NDP (28.5 per cent), Liberals (22.9 per cent) and the Greens (3.6 per cent).
The Nanos poll used a random telephone sample of 989 decided Canadian voters, who were surveyed on April 20, 21 and 23. It is considered accurate to within 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
