A recent poll conducted by Leger for the National Post indicates that both Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ruling Liberal Party and its partner, the New Democratic Party (NDP), are losing the confidence of the country’s voters. The survey reveals that support for the NDP, led by Indo-Canadian Jagmeet Singh, has decreased from nearly 18 percent during the 2021 Federal elections to 17 percent. Additionally, more respondents reported that their impression of the NDP and Singh had worsened, with only 20 percent viewing them more favorably.
The decline in support for the NDP was also evident during the June Federal by-poll for Toronto-St Paul, where the party’s vote share dropped from 17 percent to 11 percent. Singh, who became the leader of the NDP in 2017, attributed this decline to frustration with Trudeau’s government, which has been in power for nine years but has failed to make significant improvements. Despite this, the minority Trudeau government is still surviving with the support of the NDP under a “supply and confidence agreement” signed in March 2022.
The overall figures from the poll show that the Conservative Party has the highest support at 41 percent, followed by the Liberals at 27 percent. If elections were held now, the Conservatives would secure 218 seats compared to just 67 for the incumbent party. This data suggests that both the Liberal Party and the NDP are facing challenges in maintaining voter confidence, with the Conservative Party emerging as a strong contender in the next election.
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