OTTAWA, Ontario -- Stephen Harper's rough start as Prime Minister hasn't affected his popularity.
In fact a new Ipsos-Reid Global News poll shows Conservative support is higher than it was on election day.
When Stephen Harper was sworn in the honeymoon was over almost before it started.
Howls of outrage greeted David Emerson's switch to the Conservative party and appointment to the Cabinet, and the appointment of Michael Fortier to the Senate so he could be Canada's new Public Works Minister also touched a nerve.
But an Ipsos Reid Global News poll shows the controversies aren't hurting the Tories.
The Conservatives now have the support of 38 per cent of voters, up 2 points from election day, while the Liberals have dropped to 26 per cent and the NDP holding steady at 19 per cent.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's image hasn't been tarnished either, the poll shows almost twice as many Canadians approve of his performance than disapprove of it.
The same can't be said for David Emerson, 62 percent of those surveyed say the Liberal who crossed the floor to the Conservatives should resign and run in a by-election.
In the past week, the new Conservative government has been fairly quiet, as Stephen Harper and his ministers work behind closed doors getting ready for the resumption of Parliament in April.
But they can breathe a little easier because their first stumbles seem to have been forgiven.
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In fact a new Ipsos-Reid Global News poll shows Conservative support is higher than it was on election day.
When Stephen Harper was sworn in the honeymoon was over almost before it started.
Howls of outrage greeted David Emerson's switch to the Conservative party and appointment to the Cabinet, and the appointment of Michael Fortier to the Senate so he could be Canada's new Public Works Minister also touched a nerve.
But an Ipsos Reid Global News poll shows the controversies aren't hurting the Tories.
The Conservatives now have the support of 38 per cent of voters, up 2 points from election day, while the Liberals have dropped to 26 per cent and the NDP holding steady at 19 per cent.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's image hasn't been tarnished either, the poll shows almost twice as many Canadians approve of his performance than disapprove of it.
The same can't be said for David Emerson, 62 percent of those surveyed say the Liberal who crossed the floor to the Conservatives should resign and run in a by-election.
In the past week, the new Conservative government has been fairly quiet, as Stephen Harper and his ministers work behind closed doors getting ready for the resumption of Parliament in April.
But they can breathe a little easier because their first stumbles seem to have been forgiven.
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