A new survey suggests Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals are well placed if they end up losing a confidence vote this fall, seen as the party best able to care for Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic and to get the economy back on its feet.
Respondents to the online survey, conducted by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies, were split about the prospect of a federal election this fall, with 42 per cent opposed to the idea and 38 per cent in favour.
But if there were an election today, 38 per cent of decided voters said they'd support the Liberals, compared to 30 per cent for the Conservatives, 18 per cent for the NDP and six per cent for the Greens; the Bloc Quebecois were at 33 per cent in Quebec, virtually tied with the Liberals at 32 per cent.
When asked specifically which party would earn their vote should Erin O'Toole be at the helm of the Conservatives, Liberal support actually bumped up one point while Conservative support dropped to 27 per cent.
Respondents rated Trudeau as the most decisive, intelligent, caring and charismatic leader on offer and the best leader to get the economy back on track, manage the pandemic-induced, super-sized deficit, care for Canadians and keep them safe from a second wave of the pandemic.
The online survey of 1,516 adult Canadians was conducted Aug. 21-23; it cannot be assigned a margin of error because internet-based polls are not considered random samples.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 25, 2020.
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Unfortunately Mr. Trudeau won
Unfortunately Mr. Trudeau won't have the opportunity to lead the economic recovery, he has shown his unsuitability to be trusted leading our government. I say unfortunately because I'd much rather have a truly liberal government than any other choice. Unfortunate, also, because Mr. Trudeau apparently doesn't have the wisdom, or sufficient concern for Canada, to accept his unsuitability and allow a new leader to move the government forward.
I strongly suspect that had a
I strongly suspect that had a majority Liberal gov't been elected, Canadians would be much worse off in light of Covid-19 than they are.
IOW, I suspect that Mr. Singh has been working behind the scenes, to a greater extent than has been made clear in his pubic statements.
Unfortunately, given that Canadians would choose JT a third time, despite all the lies and conflicts of interest, let alone breaking laws and campaign promises -- not to mention his "feminist" his habit of having young women do his dirty work for him, and throwing women who won't under the bus.
Decisive, yes, if you count deciding to lie. Suited to lead? No. But when the choice is between him and The Toole of carbon fuel extraction industries, is there even a choice?
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