Mark Carney’s Liberal Party is holding a four-percentage point lead over Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives on the eve of Monday’s general election, new data from Ipsos suggests.
But the tight national race obscures the Liberals’ advantage in the key provinces of Ontario and Québec that will likely determine if the party receives a fourth consecutive mandate from Canadian voters.
The Ipsos polling, conducted for Global News and released Sunday, has the Liberals at 42 percent support nationwide, followed by 38 per cent for the Conservatives and single-digit support – just nine per cent – for Jagmeet Singh’s New Democrats.
The poll also suggests that, with a day to go, most Canadian voters have made up their minds.
“At this late juncture, just five per cent of Canadians remain undecided, and 71 per cent of those who have made up their minds are ‘absolutely certain’ of their choice,” Ipsos said in a statement.
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