OTTAWA–The Liberal government is bleeding progressive voters’ support in the wake of the SNC-Lavalin scandal, new poll results from Forum Research suggest. Just over half of respondents to an April 23 poll said the SNC-Lavalin saga will have an impact their decision at the ballot box, according to data shared by Forum with the Star. “They need every vote they can get right now, and I think their strategy was going to be to try to retain the progressive vote and make the case they’re the best ones to hold off the Conservatives. The brand hit was especially pronounced among people with a college or university degree (80 per cent), respondents from the Prairies (91 per cent), and among Conservative (87 per cent) or NDP (84 per cent) supporters. According to Forum, 52 per cent of voters say the scandal will influence their vote, down seven points since March.

Source: thestar May 04, 2019 09:05 UTC