OTTAWA — New polling suggests Canadians had a lukewarm response to the federal budget released last week — leading one pollster to argue all parties should think twice before mounting an election campaign over the spending plan.

The Leger survey indicates some 30 per cent of Canadians who responded approve of the budget tabled by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government on Nov. 4. Another 37 per cent had a negative response, while the rest offered no opinion.

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Only 15 per cent of households surveyed told Leger the proposed budget will have a positive imp

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