who went on national television last week to appeal for more time in office -- was bringing voters round to his way of thinking. "There's no question that Martin's proposal looks far more reasonable than Harper's," Reuters quoted Strategic Counsel chairman Allan Gregg as telling the Globe and Mail . Recent polls have shown that a large majority of voters do not want an early election, despite slipping Liberal support. The New Democrats had 18 percent support in the latest poll while the separatist Bloc Quebecois, which only campaigns in French-speaking Quebec, was at 14 percent. Conservative finance spokesman Monte Solberg said the poll would not change the party's plans to try to bring down the government and force a June election while deputy party leader Peter MacKay tried to play down the impact of the survey. --More 2317 Local Time 2017 GMT
