It looks like things are finally turning around for Canada's left. Especially after the debate a few days back where Harper couldn't even present us with somewhat of an idea of what his plan for our economy would look like. Recent accusations of Harper plagiarizing one of his speeches probably didn't help him in the trustworthy department either.

Since then he's dropped 5% in polls which is significant in Canada where you have 4 or 5 parties carving up voters into as many minority segments. The biggest gain was 3% by the NDP and leader Jack Layton; my party

The Liberals probably have the best chance if they don't form a coalition with the NDP but that may also end up being their only option to avoid a majority Conservative house.

Gilles Duceppe of the Bloc Québécois also took some shots at Harper today in

The Conservatives' national support is 34 per cent, a low since the campaign began, and the figure "masks a sharper deterioration in seat-rich Central Canada," he said.

The Liberals are at 24 per cent, NDP at 20, Green party at 13 and Bloc Québécois at eight. The poll also suggests that leadership ratings of Liberal Stéphane Dion and Conservative Stephen Harper are converging, another positive for the Liberals, Anderson said.

Harper's leadership rating is sinking, and Dion's rising, although the Liberal is still last among the five leaders. The NDP's Jack Layton and Gilles Duceppe of the Bloc are far in front, while the Green Leader Elizabeth May is in third place and has risen sharply.