UPDATE: The Globe runs down the french media reviews.

I’m usually way off base on this things, but they do match what I was thinking watching the debate. The obvious disclaimer is that these post-debate polls rarely tell the full story – Harper won the ’04 debate but it marked the begining of his tail spin. But the news is good for Dion today.

CROP

Most Convincing
Duceppe 33%
Dion 30%
Layton 15%
Harper 12%
May 2%

Least Convincing
Harper 46%
May 32%
Layton 9%
Dion 6%
Duceppe 5%

Did Your Opinion of the Parties Improve or Worsen?
Liberals: 45% improved, 10% worsened
NDP: 33% improved, 4% worsened
Green: 37% improved, 8% worsened
Bloc: 21% improved, 8% worsened
Tories: 9% improved, 29% worsened

So, the CROP summary is: Duceppe did great but everyone expected him to, Layton was good but didn’t really grab anyone, Harper sucked, and Dion gained the most of anyone.

IPSOS

Winner
Dion 40%
Duceppe 24%
Harper 16%
Layton 11%
May 1%

Most Prime Ministerial
Dion 36% (!)
Harper 31%
Duceppe 17%
Layton 12%
May 1%

Did Your Opinion of the Leaders Improve or Worsen?
Dion: 67% improved, 11% worsened
Layton: 55% improved, 7% worsened
Duceppe: 41% improved, 11% worsened
May: 42% improved, 24% worsened
Harper: 14% improved, 53% worsened