Voters want Harper kept on short leash and aren’t yet sold on Layton: study

[CHIMO]

The feedback from a rapid-fire series of focus groups conducted after this week’s federal election suggests Canadians have given Stephen Harper a very limited mandate – one that is restricted to the economy – and they do not yet view NDP Leader Jack Layton as prime ministerial material.

The election result was “a specific reaction to specific circumstances,” said Jaime Watt, a principal of Ensight Canada, a government relations firm that conducted the study, which will be released to the public on Friday.

The research also suggests voters were fed up with minority government, a message that Mr. Harper and his Conservative pounded home on the campaign trail. And there is a willingness on the part of Canadians to explore limited private-sector options within health care to preserve a system they believe faces significant challenges.

Immediately following election night, Ensight conducted 12 focus groups across the country representing a wide range of demographic groups including rural Canadians, urban Canadians, baby boomers, Liberals, New Democrats, Conservatives, and others.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/voters-want-harper-kept-on-short-leash-and-arent-yet-sold-on-layton-study/article2011180/

Of course this comes from an unbiased Jamie Watt.
This is the start folks.