Poll: Conservative lead drops, but Liberals still 21-points behind
Summary
Although almost half of Canadians continue to say they think it’s time for a change and feel there’s an acceptable alternative (49%), that number is down 7 points since mid-December (when Chrystia Freeland resigned as Finance Minister). At the same time, those who believe the Liberals deserve to be re-elected is up 4-points to 16% – a level we regularly measured prior to Freeland’s resignation and well below the 21% high point since tracking this question in June 2023. Unlike some other polls that have been released in recent days, we continue to see the Conservatives well ahead of the Liberals but there is a shift in some key metrics that are worth noting. These partners are typically double opt-in survey panels, blended to manage out potential skews in the data from a single source. The survey was weighted according to census data to ensure that the sample matched Canada’s population according to age, gender, educational attainment, and region.