![]() ![]() ![]() Abacus’s data bears that out, as almost four in 10 of the pro-change respondents said, “There isn’t a good alternative to Justin Trudeau and the Liberals that I’m comfortable with.” Of those respondents, 33 per cent would vote Liberal, 22 per cent would vote NDP, and 19 per cent would vote Conservative. But with the ultra-polarizing Poilievre at the helm of the official Opposition, these are not normal times. In more normal circumstances, that would be a death sentence for an incumbent government. Not surprisingly, a recent Abacus poll showed that 81 per cent of respondents believes it’s time for a change in government. Most polls have his Liberals solidly behind Poilievre’s Conservatives, and the recent string of ministerial blunders on everything from Paul Bernardo’s status in the prison system to the chaos in Canada’s airports last summer has only added to the impression that Trudeau’s government is getting old and tired. More importantly, he’ll need to satisfy the growing desire for change in Canada without actually changing the government. In order to get there, of course, he’s going to have to find a way to beat Pierre Poilievre (and, sure, Jagmeet Singh). It’s been more than a century since a Canadian prime minister won four elections in a row, but Justin Trudeau seems determined to take a run at Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s record.
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