Provincial Grits weathering economic storm: Poll

Ontario’s Liberal government is so far weathering the storm over the recession and the harmonized sales tax, a poll released today suggests.

The Nanos Research survey shows that Premier Dalton McGuinty’s Liberals enjoy a healthy lead over the Progressive Conservatives, who will choose a new leader next month, and the New Democrats led by newly elected Andrea Horwath.

In the poll of 501 Ontarians conducted last week, the Liberals have support of 47 per cent of decided voters.