LAVAL, Quebec, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The Canadian government is concerned by the slump in the Toronto stock market, which at one point on Monday fell more than 10 percent, the chief spokesman for Prime Minister Stephen Harper told Reuters.
The remarks were the most serious expression of worry on behalf of Harper, who has until now said he is optimistic that Canada will survive the spreading financial crisis without going into recession.

By Greg Quinn and Theophilos Argitis Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) - Canada's opposition Liberal Party is gaining on Stephen Harper's Conservatives in opinion polls a week before elections, signaling the country may have its third straight government without control of Parliament.
Stephane Dion's Liberals trail by 5 percentage points in the latest daily poll by Nanos Research, compared with an 11- point shortfall on Oct. 2. The Liberals' 29 percent support was close to a two-week high and the Conservatives were at a low of 34 percent.
gridlocked for his agenda to succeed, and on Sept. 26 indicated he needs a majority to guide the economy through an export slump and the global credit

Chris Wattie/ReutersConservative leader and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper may unveil his plans Tuesday. In a marked change of tone entering the

OTTAWA (AFP) � Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper called on Monday for a coordinated international effort to solve the current financial crisis, and,