Canada: Harper 41, Dion 17

Which of these two leaders would make the best prime minister of Canada?

	Mar. 28	Mar. 7
Stephen Harper	41%	35%
Stephane Dion	17%	19%
Neither	32%	30%
Not sure	11%	16%

Do you approve or disapprove of Stephen Harper’s performance as prime minister?

	Mar. 28	Mar. 7
Approve	40%	37%
Disapprove	39%	41%
Not sure	21%	22%

Do you approve or disapprove of Stéphane Dion’s performance as leader of the opposition?

	Mar. 28	Mar. 7
Approve	18%	19%
Disapprove	44%	39%
Not sure	37%	42%

Over the course of the past month, would you say your opinion of Stephen Harper has improved, stayed the same or worsened?

	Mar. 28	Mar. 7
Improved	25%	21%
Stayed the same	49%	50%
Worsened	22%	22%
Not sure	4%	7%

Over the course of the past month, would you say your opinion of Stéphane Dion has improved, stayed the same or worsened?

	Mar. 28	Mar. 7
Improved	11%	9%
Stayed the same	47%	43%
Worsened	30%	29%
Not sure	12%	19%

Overall, do you think Canada is headed in the right track, or the wrong track?

	Mar. 28	Mar. 7
Right track	36%	43%
Wrong track	38%	35%
Not sure	26%	23%

Source: Angus Reid Strategies
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,056 Canadian adults, conducted from Mar. 20 to Mar. 28, 2007. Margin of error is 2.2 per cent.