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In Today's Canadian National Election, Conservatives Expected to Win. By Fred Langan, Telegraph (UK), October 14, 2008. "An opinion poll published on the eve of the general election gave Stephen Harper's party 34.8 per cent of the vote, which would translate, into 136 seats in the 308 seat House of Commons. That would be a gain of 9 seats from the previous election, but not enough for a majority. The Liberal Party slipped into 26.4 per cent in the poll, and it is projected to win 84 seats, a loss of 11. Its leader, Stephane Dion, has campaigned for a carbon tax that few voters seem to understand. Mr Dion, a joint Canadian-French citizen and academic, has struggled to connect with the public and has trouble with making himself understood in English. The latest poll numbers show the Conservatives actually gained ground in the last 5 days, probably due to concern over the economy. Mr Harper, an economist, is seen as a good manager. Canada is the first G7 country to hold an election since the world financial crisis hit. The prime minister also benefited from a split on the left, where the Liberals, New Democrats and Green Party were going for same vote."