Carney trails predecessors in initial approval ratings, but Angus Reid says it’s a good start: ‘six months ago, very few Canadians even knew who he was’
Mark Carney’s first approval rating (57 per cent) falls six points behind his predecessor Justin Trudeau’s (63 per cent) and four points below Stephen Harper’s (61 per cent), but Angus Reid also says nobody knew who Carney was before March. Some 29 per cent disapprove of Carney, and 15 per cent are unsure.
‘Feeling forgotten’ and ‘left behind’: why more young men are voting Conservative
Young male voters backed the Tories, while boomers flocked to the Liberals in an election that saw generations grapple with dividing ballot-box questions.
Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election
Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David Coletto said the Liberals held a far greater advantage among those who wanted action on the U.S. president’s threats.
Q&A | Unpacking the ‘astonishing’ swing in federal polls with Frank Graves
‘The stakes are very high’ this election says Ekos Research’s Frank Graves, and voter ‘emotions are very important’ in driving how campaigns take shape.
Carney takeover top reason for Liberal revival: poll
Thirty-five per cent of the new Liberal supporters had previously backed the NDP, while 29 per cent had migrated from the Conservative Party.
Liberal lead ‘built on toothpicks and very dry sand’ as party’s fortunes tied to perceptions of Carney rather than policy, polls suggest
The Liberals’ voter pool is volatile and open to moving to other parties, says Abacus Data’s David Coletto, meaning the first impressions of Mark Carney must last until the election for the party to claim a fourth consecutive victory.
Canadian democracy remains strong, but trust is low in politicians and parties: reports
Two international studies show Canada’s democratic institutions remain the most robust in the Americas, but a domestic survey of trust shows bad news for the country’s political figures.
NDP needs to go ‘back to the drawing board’ on election strategy or face further drop in the polls, say pundits
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he and his party have no “plan B” in the next election other than winning, but with his party slipping closer to single digits in the polls, strategists say he needs a better plan than to just go down swinging. On Feb. 18, the Angus Reid Institute’s latest survey indicated […]
‘Going to have to fight for it’: Conservative path to power narrows as voter attention turns to U.S. and Carney
‘Mark Carney finds himself back into the race, because he’s seen as somebody who has experience in dealing with these types of international issues,’ says pollster Darrell Bricker.
An election about who’s best to handle Trump spells trouble for Bloc Québécois, say observers
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and 51st-state remarks are ‘actually strategically and politically good’ for the Liberals, says former Grit staffer Jeremy Ghio.
