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Support for the federal Liberal party is continuing to slide, a new Forum Research poll shows.

The poll, released Monday as the House of Commons debated a motion to send Canadian fighter jets to Iraq, found 38 per cent support for leader Justin Trudeaus Liberals, compared to 34 per cent for the Conservatives.

Thats a sustained drop for the Liberals, who were ahead by six points in September (40 per cent for the Liberals to 34 per cent for the Conservatives) and nine points in August (41 per cent to 32 per cent).

The Liberals had a 12-point lead in July.

We are seeing a slow but measurable trend towards parity between the two leading parties, Forum Research president Lorne Bozinoff said Monday.

The Liberals now lead the Conservatives by such a slight amount.

The NDP polled at 19 per cent, according to the latest figures, compared to 18 per cent last month, and 17 per cent in August.

The new poll was conducted Friday through Sunday.

Harper announced Friday that Canada is dispatching CF-18 fighter jets to the Middle East to battle Islamic State militants for a six-month mission.

Both the Liberals and NDP stated that same day that they would oppose such a move.

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Support continues to dip for federal Liberals