(Ottawa, January 10, 2006) – Results of CPAC-SES tracking show the Conservatives continue to hold onto a lead with two weeks left in the campaign. Nationally, the Conservatives sit at 35% support, while the Liberals sit at 31%, the NDP 17%, the BQ 13% and the Green Party 5%. In Quebec, the Liberals and Conservatives are statistically tied.

Tonight at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT, there is a special edition of PrimeTime Politics before the French debate. Nikita Nanos, President of SES Research, joins host Peter Van Dusen to discuss the latest findings. Vote 2006 coverage continues these history-making polls started during the 2004 election campaign, which brought Canadians overnight election polling information for the first time ever.

CPAC and SES are partnering to take the pulse of the nation during this election campaign with daily polling results available exclusively on CPAC. The national random telephone survey of 1,200 Canadians is based on a three day rolling average completed between January 7^th and January 9^th and is accurate ± 2.9 per cent, 19 times out of 20.

CPAC-SES Tracking results will be released at 2 p.m. ET daily at www.cpac.ca. For more information on the methodology and the detailed statistics visit the SES website at www.sesresearch.com.

CPAC's Vote 2006 programming schedule promises to bring viewers the comprehensive and unbiased coverage they need to make an informed choice. Vote 2006 will be the most in-depth coverage of regional and local issues by a national network. Only CPAC will show you all sides of the story from all corners of the country.

CPAC is Canada’s only privately-owned, commercial free, not for profit, bilingual licensed television service. Created in 1992 by a consortium of cable companies to preserve an independent editorial voice for Canada’s democratic process, CPAC provides a window on parliamentary, political and public affairs in Canada and the world. Since 1992, the cable industry has invested close to $50 million in CPAC.

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