Trans Mountain purchase to expose Liberals on multiple fronts, say pollsters: ‘they wear everybody’s mistakes’
Buying the $4.5-billion Trans Mountain pipeline has made the governing Liberals politically vulnerable on multiple fronts and will likely endanger seats in British Columbia and Quebec without providing a boost in Alberta, say pollsters. The controversial move, announced by Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.) and Finance Minister Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, […]
One year on, a report card on Andrew Scheer’s Conservative leadership
OTTAWA—This isn’t a love letter from a delusional former hard-core partisan or an attempt at butt-kissing the Conservative leader. Qualifications aside, as Andrew Scheer passes the one-year mark of his leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, he has done a solid job. But Conservatives shouldn’t be popping champagne corks yet, as Justin Trudeau—despite some […]
Canadians see a home ownership crisis that governments aren’t addressing
Home prices have been rising for nearly two decades, far outpacing average income growth. The result is a growing anxiety among younger Canadians about their prospects for home ownership and a middle-class lifestyle. Most feel their political leaders are failing to address this situation—or even making it worse. New public opinion research, commissioned by the […]
Rae Days in the rearview: polling shows few Ontarians fear an NDP government
OTTAWA—The adventure that has been Ontario politics in 2018 just continues to get wilder. The once dull, predictable province when it came to political outcomes is now tilting frantically, like some aged roller-coaster ride. With a couple of weeks to go before the June 7 vote, polls, yes those dastardly things, are all showing public […]
What Trudeau’s India trip taught the Conservatives
OAKVILLE, ONT.—When recent polls indicated Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had bounced back from his recent dip in popularity, it was easy to conclude the Conservative Party, which in some surveys had actually surpassed the Liberals, had somehow lost its momentum. But that would be a wrong conclusion, not because the Conservatives still have any momentum, […]
Trudeau’s renewed focus on economy drives up Liberal support among males: Nanos poll
A two-year decline in male support for the federal Liberals appears to be reversing, and a leading pollster attributes the change to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s renewed focus on fiscal and economic issues instead of social issues. “Now that they’re focusing more on economic issues, the greater focus on the NAFTA negotiations, even the focus on […]
B.C. Liberal MPs tout environmental measures in Trans Mountain talks with constituents, but opposition MPs say Grits to ‘absolutely’ lose support in 2019
British Columbia Liberal MPs say they’re touting environmental investments and protections brought in by the Liberal government for the $7.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project with constituents, with some suggesting their voters are split roughly 50-50 over the issue. But outspoken pipeline opponents NDP MP Kennedy Stewart (Burnaby South, B.C.) and Green Party Leader Elizabeth […]
‘It’s like a dam broke,’ Liberals’ priorities aren’t jiving with public’s priorities, support bleeds: pollsters
The Trudeau government’s priorities aren’t jiving with the public’s priorities, causing the Liberals to lose support in Ontario, home to more than one-third of all 338 seats, as well as the Prairie provinces, say pollsters. “It’s a misalignment of government’s priorities and the public’s priorities,” said Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Global Public Affairs, in […]
Scheer is picking up points by keeping his head down
OTTAWA—Maybe being bland isn’t such a bad thing in politics after all. Who needs flashy socks anyway? Apparently not Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, who seems to be having an easier time of it these days than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or New Democrat leader Jagmeet Singh. While Trudeau tries to continue to live down the […]
Drop in polls ‘a wake-up call’ for Trudeau’s Liberals who need to ‘work on their game,’ say leading pollsters
The recent drop in public opinion polls should be a “wake-up call” for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s governing Liberals who need to keep their eye on the ball and communicate what they’re doing to improve the lives of Canadians, say leading pollsters. “It’s a wake-up call for the Liberals, they need to work on their game,” […]
