The latest Abacus Data poll on the federal political scene shows the governing Liberals continue to slide in support.
After reaching a peak of 40 per cent in mid-summer, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government has slid to 33 per cent support among decided voters asked. The Conservatives remain relatively steady at 31 per cent, while the NDP continues to lag behind in third place with 18 per cent support.
(Courtesy Abacus Data.)
The greatest support for the Liberals is in BC, Ontario, and the Atlantic Provinces, while the Conservatives have the greatest amount of support in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Impressions of Justin Trudeau sagged over the summer with 41 per cent of those asked indicating they had a negative impression of the PM.
(Courtesy Abacus Data.)
Impressions of new Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole improved, while the impression of NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is largely positive and climbing.
Government approval ratings meanwhile are positive with 44 per cent approving of the job Ottawa is doing, compared to 38 per cent who disapprove.
(Courtesy Abacus Data.)
The survey was conducted with 2,286 Canadian residents from August 28 to September 2, 2020. A random sample of panelists were invited to complete the survey from a set of partner panels based on the Lucid exchange platform. These partners are typically double opt-in survey panels, blended to manage out potential skews in the data from a single source.
The margin of error for a comparable probability-based random sample of the same size is +/- 2.1 per cent, 19 times out of 20. The data were weighted according to census data to ensure that the sample matched Canada’s population according to age, gender, educational attainment, and region. Totals may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
