Trudeau’s approval rating is low
Carol Eugene Park, Vancouver is stunning – July 31, 2022 / 19:04 | History: 378109
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About 34% of Canadians approve of the Trudeau government’s performance, with a disapproval rating of 51%, according to a national poll by Abacus Data.
This is the highest number recorded since Trudeau was elected in 2015 and since the SNC-Lavalin controversy in 2019.
In addition, Justin Trudeau’s approval rating is at an all-time low, with 31 percent having a positive impression of the prime minister.
Compared to his conservative counterparts, Trudeau (-21 net rating) has a low approval rating: Pierre Poilievre (-7) and Jean Charest (-5).
Unsurprisingly, 65 percent of conservative Canadians have a very negative view of the prime minister, which is nearly double the national average of 34 percent.
The survey findings also show that among former Liberal voters in 2021, only 39 per cent of Canadians had negative views of Pierre Poilievre.
The poll also shows that if an election were called now, the Conservatives would win 35 percent to the Liberals’ 30 percent and 19 for the NDP.
This is the first time since 2015 that the Conservatives have had a 35% share of the vote where they have consistently led the Liberals for several months.
But a significant finding from the poll shows the Conservative Party at 92% while slightly gaining Liberal, NDP and some PPC voters when comparing how Canadians voted in the 2021 federal election and how they would vote now.
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