A new Leger poll finds that satisfaction with Justin Trudeau’s government remains low, with only 30% of Canadians saying they are satisfied, compared with 63% who are dissatisfied. Additionally nearly three-quarters of those surveyed think its time for a new prime minister.
Over a quarter of Canadians (27%) think that Pierre Poilievre would make the best Prime Minister, putting him well ahead of Justin Trudeau (17%). Additionally, 61% of Canadians have a negative impression of Trudeau, while 45% feel the same way about Poilievre.
The Liberal government’s handling of affordable housing and coping with high inflation received the highest dissatisfaction rates among current issues, with 81% and 75% respectively.
According to the survey, 51% of Canadian voters would like Justin Trudeau to resign before the next election to make way for a new leader. This percentage is consistent with results obtained in July 2022, which showed that 49% of Canadians wanted Trudeau to step down. Among Conservative voters, the percentage of those who would like Trudeau to resign before the next election is even higher, at 72%.
Additionally, 72% of Canadians think that after 9 years and three mandates, it is time to try something different with a new prime minister.
Among those who want Justin Trudeau to resign, 34% think so because they feel his government is not helping enough with the affordability/high-inflation crisis, 25% because of his management of public finances, 25% because of his broken promises, 23% because of his many ethical issues, 22% because he’s not helping enough with access to affordable housing, and 20% because they are just tired of him.
In the event that the election results show a close race between the Liberals led by Trudeau and the Conservatives led by Poilievre, a majority of NDP voters (59%) would still support their
party regardless of who is leading in the polls. However, 28% of NDP voters would switch to the Liberal Party in an attempt to prevent the Conservatives from winning, while only 3% of
NDP voters would vote for the Conservativesto block the Liberals.
Changing the leader of the Liberal Party will not have a significant impact on the voters’ intentions. Among NDP voters, 35% say there would be a high or fairly high probability of
voting Liberal, and among Canadians who have voted Liberal in the past, but do not intend to vote Liberal in the next election, this proportion is at 39%.
The Leger poll was conducted from November 10 to 12.
