Carney’s Approval Rating Drops: POLL
Carney’s approval down six points to 51 per cent; CPC (40 per cent), Liberals (38 per cent) close in vote intent
Summer has come and mostly gone, and no trade deal has materialized between Canada and its largest trading partner – the United States.
Amid this, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to drop counter tariffs, as well as high expectations on other major issues like housing affordability and “nation building” have contributed to a drop in his personal approval for the first time since assuming the office, and an electoral outlook that is now deadlocked with the Conservatives.
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This is a poll from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute.
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New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds a six-point drop in approval for Carney and a 12-point increase in disapproval compared to data from June.
This, as many Canadians voice either dissatisfaction (35%) or uncertainty (26%) about his decision to remove tariffs on American goods in August, which had come to define the “Elbows Up” approach Carney was said to be taking against President Donald Trump. Two-in-five (39%) say this was the right choice. While some have noted that Canada enjoys tariff-free trade on 90 per cent of goods, opposition leader Pierre Poilievre was quick to jump on the decision as showing weakness.
As negotiations continue, well past the Aug. 1 deadline for a deal set by Trump, Canadian confidence in good outcome appears shaken. In July, 46 per cent were confident that Carney and company would deliver a beneficial deal for Canada, while 45 per cent were not confident (+1 confidence). Now, 43 per cent have confidence and 53 per cent lack it (-10 confidence).
The good news for Poilievre is that his party’s current vote intention outlook has improved compared to the April result that sent it back to opposition status. The CPC hold the slightest of leads as 40 per cent say they would vote for that party in an election, compared to 38 per cent for the Liberals. The NDP are the largest beneficiaries in these new data, with 10 per cent saying they would vote for the party as it searches for a new leader. This four-point increase from the election result of six per cent appears to be driven by one-in-10 (9%) of those who voted Liberal saying they would now support the NDP.
The bad news is that after securing his seat in the House through an Alberta byelection in August, Poilievre’s personal favourability remains poor. Just over one-in-three (36%) say they view Carney’s principal verbal sparring partner favourably, while 58 per cent say the opposite.
Overall, half of Canadians say that based on what they see Canada is on the “wrong track” (50%) overall. Three-in-10 (28%) – including a slight majority of Liberal voters (54%) – say the opposite, that Canada is on the right track.
Link to the poll here: www.angusreid.org/
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Angus Reid uses a “forum” (by subscription) to gather this data. It should be understood that a subscription “forum” as used here is not the same as a true public opinion poll. I give these forum sourced polls an accuracy of +/- 16.5% 3 times out of 10. It should be considered “for entertainment purposes only” in my opinion.
Fools and their baloney are not easily parted. Anon.
Tens of thousands of students could not get jobs this summer mostly because of the temporary workers. Even the CBC hired temporary workers for broadcasting and media! That’s outrageous. It’s a way of getting cheap labor and foreseen the labour rates down. Tens of thousands of students are now taking out loans to pay for their education because they could not get summer jobs. They will remember this and so will their parents
c from Kanata: I managed a federal government department that issued documents to “temporary” workers to meet industry demands (6-8 months in advance of the season). The request by industry is closely scrutinized to ensure no Canadian was available to fill the position. Evidence must be provided that all efforts were made to employ Canadians first before any approval was granted. Industry applications were often turned down for obvious lack of evidence. I suspect the program may not be at fault, it is more likely politicized generalization on a few examples where an application last fall (approved in the winter) did not see the crunch coming by the Trump Tariffs. I also believe the news that Berry/farm pickers are not found easily in our student population who claim they are looking for work. It is not even seen by them perhaps. I lived in Vancouver and drove by the harvesters of produce for years, mostly “new ” Canadians or temporary workers bent over in muddy fields. That is a job most teens would not consider, and I was happy to see the food being gathered for us.