Andrew Scheer has survived the first post-election test of his leadership of the Conservative party.

After a marathon session with party MP’s in Ottawa, Scheer announced that the caucus was still behind him, however he will still face the CPC membership at their convention in April.

But should Scheer stay or should he go? That’s the question the Angus Reid Institute sought to answer in one of its latest national political polls.

According to the institute, Canadians are divided whether the federal Conservative Party leader should remain at the helm of the party—following a narrow defeat to the Liberals in October. When asked if Andrew Sheer should stay, 41 per cent of respondents agreed with him remaining leader, but 42 per cent would reject that prospect.

Meanwhile, Angus Reid says among Liberal and NDP supporters, more than 85 per cent maintain Justin Trudeau and Jagmeet Singh as their preference as party leader.

However, only one third of respondents feel the Liberal government will endure the first two years steering a minority government.

The online survey consists of a random sample of nearly 2,000 members of the Angus Reid Forum. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points 19 times out of 20.