No Clear Front-Runner Emerges for Liberal Leadership Liberal Voters Pick Ignatieff (19%) and Mckenna (19%), Canadians Name Justin Trudeau (16%) As

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No Clear Front-Runner Emerges for

Liberal Leadership Liberal Voters Pick Ignatieff (19%) and McKenna (19%), Canadians Name Justin Trudeau (16%) as

Best to Replace Dion

Public Release Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 6:00 AM EST

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No Clear Front-Runner Emerges for Liberal Leadership Liberal Voters Pick Ignatieff (19%) and McKenna (19%), Canadians Name Justin Trudeau (16%) as

Best to Replace Dion

Toronto, ON – As the federal Liberals begin their search for a new leader, a new Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of CanWest News Service and Global Television reveals that no clear front-runner has emerged from the pack of prospects.

When only examining the responses of those who say they would vote Liberal if an election were to happen tomorrow (26%), Michael Ignatieff (19%) and Frank McKenna (19%) are tied for first place, while Justin Trudeau (17%), Bob Rae (10%), Gerard Kennedy (5%), John Manley (3%), and Martha Hall-Findlay (3%) follow.

However, Canadians across the country, regardless of their political stripe, have given Justin Trudeau, son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, 16% of the vote among 9 potential candidates. Not far behind are Deputy Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff (12%), former New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna (12%), and former Premier of Ontario Bob Rae (9%).

Receiving 5% of the vote is John Manley, former Deputy Prime Minister, followed by current MP and former Minister of Education for Ontario Gerard Kennedy (3%). MPs Ruby Dhalla, Dominic LeBlanc and Martha Hall-Findlay all received 1% support.

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Interestingly, 32% of Canadians simply didn’t know who should replace Mr. Dion when he steps down at next year’s Liberal leadership convention, and 9% said ‘none of the above’ should take over the reigns of the Grits.

These are the findings of an Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of CanWest Global from October 22 to October 25, 2008. This online survey of 1012 adults was conducted via the Ipsos I-Say Online Panel, Ipsos Reid's national online panel. The results of this poll are based on a sample where quota sampling and weighting are employed to balance demographics to ensure that the sample's composition reflects that of the actual Canadian population according to Census data. Quota samples with weighting from the Ipsos online panel provide results that are intended to approximate a probability sample. Statistical margins of error are not applicable to online polls because they are based on samples drawn from opt-in online panels, not on random samples that mirror the population within a statistical probability ratio. All sample surveys and polls may be subject to other sources of error, including, but not limited to coverage error, and measurement error. However, an unweighted probability sample of this size, with a 100% response rate, would have an estimated margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20, had the entire adult population in Canada been surveyed.

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John Wright Senior Vice President Ipsos Reid Public Affairs (416) 324-2002

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