Things to chew on: polls and post-election scenarios

If the Conservatives win a third consecutive minority, the likely outcome if the polls remain static, they ought not to expect to form a government that survives its first test, the Throne Speech.

TORONTO—Polls come and go. They fluctuate but some findings are predictable. Have you ever seen a poll in which a majority of the public indicates a desire for an election to be held in the near future? This ought not to surprise. As more than 40 per cent of the public does not vote, it may...

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