Andre Turcotte and Carleton University

Carleton University: The poll, conducted by Carleton University's Andre Turcotte, was presented at an annual conference put on by the Manning Centre in Ottawa. Turcotte does a poll every year on the state of conservatism in Canada. , according to Huffington Post. The numbers are better elsewhere, rising to 48 from 40 per cent in the prairies and to 16 up from 12 per cent in Quebec. Conservative support is down across much of Canada and the party ranks behind the Liberals and NDP on their perceived ability to handle many issues, a new poll unveiled Friday suggests. Turcotte said Friday the polling numbers for the Conservatives are heading in "the wrong direction," with the number of those polled who identify as Conservative down dramatically since 2012 in British Columbia to 20 per cent from 33 per cent and Ontario to 25 per cent from 35 per cent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.