Most voters still say Trudeau should resign — and expect an election in 2024
A majority of Canadians again said in December that it’s time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step aside from this role and as leader of the Liberal Party, but most don’t believe he will do it.
And over half of Canadians think there will be an election next year.
The new polling done by Ipsos exclusively for Global News found that 69 per cent of Canadians feel Trudeau should resign as Liberal leader and prime minister. The finding comes after earlier polling by Ipsos for Global News done between Nov. 14 and 17 suggested 72 per cent of Canadians felt the same, marking a three-point decrease in the sentiment but within the poll’s margin of error.
Ipsos CEO Darrell Bricker said they followed up with respondents on why they think Trudeau should step aside. He said that while some just never liked the prime minister to begin with, things got more interesting when past Liberal voters shared their thoughts.
“When you start poking away at it among people who actually say they voted for him or supported him in the past, their view is one or two things. One is his time has come and gone. He’s given a service and it’s really Canada just needs a change,” Bricker said.
“And then there’s another group among his supporters that say, not this time, because I don’t think he can win and we need to do whatever we can to stop Pierre Poilievre.”
There is regional unity among the consensus that Trudeau should go, according to Bricker. While he says this has historically been the case in the Prairies and parts of B.C., the sentiment is seeping into areas traditionally more favourable to the Liberals.
“What we’re seeing now is this has seeped into Ontario and Quebec and even in Atlantic Canada,” Bricker said.
“This time around it just
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