As US President Donald Trump has plunged Canada into existential crises with tariffs and threats of annexation, the Liberal Party of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to be emerging as an unlikely winner.
Since Trump ramped up his rhetoric, the Liberal Party has gained in polls. The gains have come amid a bipartisan resistance to Trump and a spirited defence of the nation by Trudeau, who is ironically having some of his finest moment as the prime minister in the twilight of his career.
Just six weeks back, the Conservative Party had a 26 per cent lead over Liberals in an Ipsos poll published on January 7. Then, last week, the latest Ipsos survey found that Liberals had a 2 per cent lead over Conservatives.
Now, in the latest poll published this week, Leger has found that Conservatives have a 13 per cent lead over Liberals —the Liberals have halved the margin— compared to 26 per cent just six weeks back.
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