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As Justin Trudeau approaches the second anniversary of his election victory, his Liberals are in a dead heat with Andrew Scheer’s Conservative Party – but in Quebec the prime minister continues to lead, a new poll shows.

Nationally, the Liberals and Conservatives were tied at 35 per cent, with the New Democratic Party at 18 per cent, according to results of the Angus Reid Institute poll, made public Friday.

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In Quebec, the Liberals were at 40 per cent, with the Conservatives at 20 per cent, the NDP at 18 per cent and the Bloc Québécois at 16 per cent. The only region where Trudeau’s Liberals fared better is the Atlantic provinces, where the Liberals are at 46 per cent.

Quebec respondents were also more likely to say they have a favourable opinion of Trudeau – 57 per cent said so, just under the 58 per cent who approved of him in Atlantic Canada. Nationally, 50 per cent were favourable toward Trudeau.