Stephen Harper's decision to kill the compulsory long-form census is killing him in a new national poll, wiping out an 11-point lead he enjoyed over Michael Ignatieff just weeks ago.

The latest EKOS survey shows the Conservatives virtually tied now with the Liberals, 29.7 per cent compared to 28.5 per cent. Pollster Frank Graves calls this the "revenge of propeller-heads" - the educated class in Canada, which seems to have reacted swiftly and negatively to the Tory government's census change.

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