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Trudeau's Liberals gain support at expense of Poilievre's Conservatives, poll suggests

The latest Abacus Data survey — provided exclusively to the Star — reveals a five percentage point drop in support for Poilievre's Conservatives.

By
Stephanie LevitzOttawa Bureau
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
2 min to read

https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/trudeaus-liberals-gain-support-at-expense-of-poilievres-conservatives-poll-suggests/article_4105086c-9916-11ee-90a9-737cfcb06930.html

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OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre tried to boost his MPs' morale with bags of fast food during a marathon voting session he forced over the weekend, but during that same session, public opinion was souring on him, a new poll suggests.

The latest Abacus Data survey — provided exclusively to the Star — reveals a five percentage point drop in support for Poilievre's Conservatives, an increase in those who have a negative opinion of Poilievre and a move away from him among those who think it's time for a change in government.

While the Conservatives are still ahead of the Liberals by 10 percentage points overall, the shift is notable, said Abacus Data CEO David Coletto, because the numbers don't also show a corresponding positive change in how people think Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is doing, nor do more people like Trudeau.

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"It's more of 'I'm still anxious about it. I still want change. I'm not any less fatigued with Trudeau, but maybe some of the things that Conservatives have done this week is showing us their true colours."

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