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A string of national polls released this week suggests the Conservatives are falling further behind the Liberals as Justin Trudeau's party pulls away.

The first came from an unexpected source. Angus Reid Global has stood apart from other Canadian polling firms since the beginning of the year in suggesting that the race has been a close one between the Liberals and Conservatives. It was the only polling firm to give the Conservatives the edge in any poll this year.

But a survey released by the firm on Monday showed the Liberals picking up six points since Angus Reid's previous survey of early June, moving into the lead with 36 per cent to 30 per cent for the Conservatives. The New Democrats dropped five points to 22 per cent.

On Wednesday, Abacus Data reported its latest findings. It put the Liberals in the lead with 38 per cent support, up three points since Abacus's last poll from mid-August. The Conservatives were up one point to 30 per cent, while the NDP was also up a single point to 23 per cent. This continued a positive trend for the Liberals dating from the end of June and early July, while both the Conservatives and New Democrats have been wobbling back and forth since then.

A survey by EKOS Research for iPolitics that was also published Wednesdayshowslittle change from the company's July poll. The Liberals slipped less than half a point to 38.3 per cent from 38.7 per cent, while the Conservatives were down 0.7 points to 24.9 per cent, and the NDP was up one point to 24.4 per cent.

These were insignificant shifts, but the margin between the two leading parties had increased to 13.4 points. By comparison, the gap stood at 7.3 points in an EKOS poll from April-May, before the Conservatives began to slip and the Liberals moved ahead.

Though the surveys from Angus Reid and Abacus Data were in general agreement, the poll by EKOS is at odds concerning the standings of the Conservatives. Granted, the polls were done at slightly different times (see methodological statements below). But posting the Conservatives at below 25 per cent, as EKOS has done, marks a new low for the party.

In fact, no poll has pegged the Tories this low since 2005, before Stephen Harper became prime minister.

This is not necessarily a sign the Conservatives are hitting the skids.

EKOS has been registering Conservative support to be lower than other firms for some time. The party was at just 25.6 per cent in EKOS's July poll, so the new number represents a marginal decrease rather than a reason for the Tories to panic.

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Tony Abbott says he doesn't support banning the burqa, but admits he finds it "confronting" and wishes people wouldn't wear it.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has expressed support for a push to ban the burqa from Parliament House on security grounds, prompting senior Liberal figures to distance themselves from him.

And with parliamentary officials expected to rule on a possible ban as soon as next week after receiving advice from security agencies, Mr Abbott's comments prompted a backlash from sections of the Muslim community.

The PM's chief of staff Peta Credlin has spoken of her support for a burqa ban at Parliament. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Fairfax Media revealed on Wednesday Mr Abbott's most senior adviser, Peta Credlin, had told backbench MP and burqa critic George Christensen she also supported a ban in Parliament. Mr Christensen and South Australian senator Cory Bernardi have led the push to ban the garment in Parliament House.

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Rather than hauling the duo into line, Mr Abbott said he found the burqa a "fairly confronting form of attire and frankly I wish it weren't worn".

"We are free country, we are a free society and it's not the business of government to tell people what they should and shouldn't wear," he said, before adding he was unaware of any record of anyone attempting to enter Parliament wearing the garment.

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A bitter political debate is stirring among Quebec's two main political parties over western Canadian oil being exported to the world through the province.

Oil shipments on the Saint Lawrence River are increasing this fall and could more than double in four years.

The opposition Parti Quebecois is slamming the Liberal government for allowing the oil into Quebec, saying the Liberals don't have guarantees on either jobs or environmental safety.

The PQ hit back, saying that when the PQ was in power last term, it encouraged an Enbridge pipeline reversal to bring Alberta oil to Quebec.

That was different, said PQ energy critic Bernard Drainville.

Let's not mix up two things. We have one project, it's for Quebec's consumption needs and it's going to be maintaining, creating jobs in Quebec, he said.

This new project by Transcanada would bring supertankers through the Levis terminal and up the coast to a new terminal to be built in Cacouna. Up to 150,000 tonnes of oil per day would be shipped in, much of it for export to foreign markets.

The PQ said that is too risky and since marine transport is a federal domain, it's out of Quebec's control.

Hey, look, the Saint Lawrence River is the main reservoir of drinking water for the population of Quebec, said Drainville.

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