I’ve been out of town for the past few days so I’ll be posting a scatter-shot of catch up news stories today. To get things rolling, here’s a look at a recent SES poll:

Most Trustworthy Leader
Harper 35% (+14)
Dion 20% (Martin – 18%)
Duceppe 8% (-3)
Layton 18% (-7)
May 8% (Harris – 3%)

Most Competent Leader
Harper 41% (+17)
Dion 22% (Martin – 28%)
Duceppe 8% (No change)
Layton 13% (-4)
May 4% (Harris – 2%)

Best Vision for Canada
Harper 39% (+14)
Dion 21% (Martin – 25%)
Duceppe 5% (-1)
Layton 16% (-2)
May 7% (Harris – 3%)

The only one that really surprises me is the Harper numbers on “best vision for Canada”. Everything else is predictable: Dion’s low in most categories because he’s new, Steve has the Prime Ministerial advantage, and the NDP scores well on vision and trust but low on competence.

But Canadians liking the Harper vision? Hmm….