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Harper's Tories on course for majority: poll (BRIAN LAGHI, 3/23/07, Globe and Mail)

Stephen Harper's Conservatives are edging into majority-government territory with an eight-point lead over the Liberals.

A new poll also shows that although twice as many Canadians support this week's federal budget as oppose it, most think it favoured Quebec over the rest of the country.

The poll conducted for The Globe and Mail/CTV News by the Strategic Counsel shows support for the Conservatives up three points from last week to 39 per cent, while the Liberals have stayed level at 31 per cent.