Toronto: Canada's Conservative Party has taken a lead in public opinion over the Liberals for the first time since Prime Minister Mark Carney assumed the leadership of the ruling party.
According to a poll released by the agency Abacus Data, the Conservatives enjoy the support of 41% of decided voters as against 39% for the Liberals, a slide of four per cent of the ruling party since earlier this month. However, among those certain to vote the two parties are tied at 41?ch.
Carney became leader of the Liberal Party after replacing then prime minister Justin Trudeau as leader on March 9. This data appears to signal that Carney’s honeymoon with the Canadian public seems to be over. As per the poll, some of the issues that forced Trudeau to resign are coming back to the fore as the tariff threats from America become less of a factor for Canadians.
Carney will face a fresh challenge next month as Pierre Poilievre will be back to lead the Conservatives in the House of Commons after being elected from a rural constituency in Alberta earlier this month. The PM has more than three years to address the issues that matter to Canadian voters.
