Parties trade barbs as poll shows Nova Scotia race tightening in final days
Nova Scotia’s party leaders were largely off the campaign trail ahead of Thursday night’s debate, but the parties duelled by press release as a new poll suggested a tightening race.
The NDP and Progressive Conservatives attacked the incumbent Liberals over health care, while the Liberals highlighted the Tory promise to “cut taxes for big business to unprecedented rates.”
A Mainstreet poll released Thursday suggested the Tories have gained ground on the Liberals ahead of Tuesday’s vote.
It shows the Liberals were at 37 per cent support from decided and leaning voters, down three points from the most recent Mainstreet poll. The Tories were up four points to 34 per cent, while the NDP was up a point to 25 per cent, and the Greens were down a point to four per cent.