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Canadians are evenly split on which of the three main federal party leaders can best be trusted to fix the problems of the scandal-ridden Senate, a new poll for Postmedia has found.

The national survey by Mainstreet Research comes as voters are faced with three distinct positions from the federal parties about the best route to Senate reform.

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Although Conservative Leader Stephen Harper has suffered political scandals over the upper chamber, such as the current Mike Duffy trial, the poll reveals Canadians don’t trust him any less than his political rivals on the Senate file.

The poll of 5,401 Canadians on Aug. 10-11 states: “Recently, there have been a number of scandals involving the Senate of Canada.” Respondents were then asked: “Which federal leader do you trust most to fix the problems in the Senate?”

It found 24 per cent trust Harper, who has placed a moratorium on further Senate appointments but refuses to schedule a meeting with premiers to reform or abolish the upper chamber.