Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – Despite attempts by the political opposition to bring down Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, their efforts appear to be weak. According to the latest Ipsos Reid survey, 43 percent of Canadians believe Harper is still the best choice for prime minister.

In contrast, only 24 percent of the survey respondents picked Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff as the best choice, while 33 percent opted for New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton. Harper’s 43 percent was actually down by 3 percent from a similar survey made in February.

Among the members of the three parties, 85 percent of Conservative supporters said they would back Harper as prime minister, 55 percent of Liberal supporters had the same opinion about Ignatieff and 75 percent of NDP backers favored Layton.

Those who opted for Harper said he is still the best politician to lead Canada, particularly during this period when the country is still recovering from the recession and the global financial crisis.

A projection made last week by ThreeHundredEight.com based on several polls said the Tories got a 34 percent voter support, which would translate into 129 seats in the House of Commons if an election would be held.

Although the Tories’ support is better than the Liberals’ 29 percent support, the Conservatives would lose 13 seats in the 308-seat House of Commons, while the Liberals would add 19 seats to bring the latter’s total MPs to 95.

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