Canadian 'straws' confirm that Trudeau's in the lead

By With Analysis from Monitor Correspondents around the world; Edited by Ruth Walker

January 24, 1980

Ottawa

Another opinion poll has confirmed that Pierre Trudeau's Liberal Party is the early favorite to win next month's Canadian general election. Prime Minister Joe Clark's Progressive Conservatives were trailing the Liberals by 21 percentage points, according to a Gallup poll taken in the first week of January.