India, Aug. 25 -- The opposition Conservative Party has taken a lead in public opinion over the Liberals for the first time since Mark Carney assumed the leadership of the ruling party.

According to a poll released by the agency Abacus Data, the Conservatives enjoy the support of 41% of decided voters as against 39% for the Liberals, a slide of four per cent of the ruling party since earlier this month.

However, among those certain to vote the two parties are tied at 41% each.

Mark Carney became leader of the Liberal Party after replacing then prime minister Justin Trudeau as leader on March 9. This data appears to signal that Carney's honeymoon with Canadian public seems to be over.

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