Canadian election

[Sam Gamgee]

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Liberal Party has seen the lead it once enjoyed almost evaporate in recent days as the Conservatives quickly gain ground, a new poll showed on Wednesday.

The Strategic Counsel poll, conducted for The Globe and Mail and CTV News, shows the ruling Liberals at 33 percent compared with the Conservatives at 31 percent. The New Democratic Party (NDP) is at 17 percent and the Bloc Quebecois, which only campaigns in Quebec, was at 13 percent.

The poll was conducted between December 10 and December 12.

A similar poll taken between December 8 and December 11 had the Liberals at 34 percent, the Conservatives at 30, the NDP at 16 percent and the Bloc at 14 percent.

Canada will vote on January 23.

[Sam Gamgee]

Actually my question is in regards to the Green Party. You know I can't find any coverage on this party. They are not part of the debate and the Canadian media just seems uninterested in discussing what this party is about. It seems the media really fails to serve the public when it ignores a party that garners 5% of the popular vote.

[ThanhPhero]

It is still not a lead and I think, from much experience, that we can count on them to blow any advantage they might be able to eke out. They are as inept as the Liberals are crooked.