tbone909 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Trudeau more unpopular than popular for the first time since election: survey https://ca.yahoo.com/news/trudeau-unpopular-popular-first-time-since-election-survey-193756948.html News Trudeau more unpopular than popular for the first time since election. Justin Trudeau’s has been slipping in recent months. Photo from CP Images Just over two years after his election victory, Justin Trudeau’s popularity is running into political headwinds. For the first time, the prime minister’s popularity has fallen below the 50 per cent mark, according to a survey by the Angus Reid Institute. Of the Canadian’s polled, 46 per cent say they approved of Trudeau, compared to 49 per cent who do not. Even millennials, the demographic that was key to securing his victory and sustaining his popularity thus far, have cooled to him. Just over half, 56 per cent, of millennials say they approve of the prime minister, a significant drop from the 68 per cent approval he enjoyed when he was first elected. Trudeau’s support has dropped even further in the two older age brackets. His approval dipped to 45 per cent with 35-54 year-old Canadians, down from 58 per cent when he was first election. Approval dropped to 40 per cent with Canadians 55 years-old and above, down from 63 per cent in November 2015. Trudeau’s support has fallen across all age groups. Graphic from the Angus Reid Institute The Angus Reid Institute found that support for Trudeau has also dropped in every province across the country with the largest decline in support in Atlantic Canada, which dropped by at least 15 per cent in the past year. This is particularly troubling as the Liberals swept the Maritimes in the 2015 election. Support for the Prime Minister has dropped significantly in every province except Saskatchewan in the past year. Graphic from the Angus Reid Institute Trudeau has also haemorrhaged significant support in Quebec, where the Liberals won 40 of 78 seats. Quebec’s seats are particularly important to any party wishing to form a majority government or head the Official Opposition, but particularly more so for the Liberal government. Aside from Trudeau’s Papineau seat, six ministers in the federal government have Quebec seats, including the ministers for international trade, transport and Canadian heritage. As the Angus Reid Institute noted, the slide in Trudeau’s popularity took place over a quarter where Finance Minister Bill Morneau faced an ethics investigation after it was revealed that he did not place his shares in Morneau Shepell in a blind trust after being named minister. Members of the opposition have repeatedly demanded his resignation, although there has been no sign that the prime minister would consider it. Morneau’s personal finances could be a source of the decline in Trudeau’s popularity. His embattled finance minister has the lowest performance score of any cabinet member, according to earlier polling by the Angus Reid Institute. Having Morneau at the helm of the Department of Finance could be overshadowing the improvements in an economy that has posted the best growth in the G-7 nations, according to the International Monetary Fund. Canadians have also grown concerned about the federal government’s spending, despite the Liberals’ platform stating that the government would use deficit spending to kickstart the economy. Canadians have grown equally concerned about the deficit as they are about the economy. Graphic from the Angus Reid Institute When it comes to the economy, Canadians do not feel that much has changed. Just 42 per cent of Canadians polled say they are satisfied with the state of the economy and 26 per cent say they expect the economy to worsen in the next year. Only 17 per cent of respondents expect the economy to improve while 55 per cent expect the economy to remain the same. But that doesn’t mean Trudeau’s unpopularity is translating into gains for the other party leaders. Jagmeet Singh was the only one to garner a net positive rating. Some 39 per cent of Canadians polled have a positive view of the NDP leader, compared to 33 per cent who said they do not, but his party has failed to pick up any seats in a number of by-elections that have been held since Singh won the NDP leadership race. Canadians like Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer as much as they dislike him. Graphic from the Angus Reid Institute Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer has a 36 per cent disapproval rating and 35 per cent approval, while 29 per cent hadn’t formed an opinion about him, even though he has been the party leader since May 2017. Despite having a net negative approval rating for the first time, support for Trudeau is still far above Scheer when respondents were asked who would make the best prime minister, but nearly an equal number of people say they are sure who they wanted to be prime minister. Nearly as many Canadians are unsure who they want as prime minister as those who want Trudeau. Graphic from the Angus Reid Institute The Liberals have performed better than expected in the recent by-elections. The party has managed two victories in what were previously Conservative ridings, in Lac-Saint-Jean, Que. in October and Surrey South-White Rock, B.C. last week. The by-election defeats were a poor showing for the leader of the Official Opposition after six months on the job. Nevertheless, those victories may be one-offs given that 46 per cent of respondents say that it is time for a change in government, a number that has gone up 16 per cent since February 2017. That is compared to 32 per cent who say they did not think it is time for a change in government. If either opposition party is to make gains against the Liberals, they haven’t shown the ability to do it yet. Despite the sentiment of the Canadian public, the Liberals have held onto every seat they’ve contested and it looks like they won’t end their winning streak anytime soon. Well it was bound to happen..... At the same time i don't feel Andrew Scheer would make a good PM , maybe for Alberta , but the rest of Canada no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 the only thing that surprised me is that he could get more unpopular in Alberta 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone909 Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 4 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said: the only thing that surprised me is that he could get more unpopular in Alberta Are you talking about Trudeau or Scheer ? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 (edited) If people actually actually watch question period, JT's go-to response to any tough questions... "We did as we promised...." "Unlike the previous government...." "We are helping the middle class...." "Openness and transparency...." Rinse/Repeat Edited December 18, 2017 by Lancaster 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Shocker. nice hair though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny in Vancouver Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 What has he done that is that much different from the prior government other than have a better image? Maybe the answer is "marijuana"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoH Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, vinny_in_vancouver said: What has he done that is that much different from the prior government other than have a better image? Maybe the answer is "marijuana"? Make Canada much more appealing with his pretty face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tortorella's Rant Posted December 18, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted December 18, 2017 Can't run on selfies and gay pride events forever.. 1 1 4 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JM_ Posted December 18, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted December 18, 2017 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Lancaster said: If people actually actually watch question period, JT's go-to response to any tough questions... "We did as we promised...." "Unlike the previous government...." "We are helping the middle class...." "Openness and transparency...." Rinse/Repeat "I reject the premise of the question" ~ Stephen Harper Edited December 18, 2017 by Jimmy McGill 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 1 minute ago, Jimmy McGill said: "I reject the premise of the question" ~ Stephen Harper Very true. But JT was supposed the "change" for accountability.... but unsurprisingly, he's just another politicians working hard not to help the people, but to protect their power. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 1 minute ago, Lancaster said: Very true. But JT was supposed the "change" for accountability.... but unsurprisingly, he's just another politicians working hard not to help the people, but to protect their power. thats true certainly in terms of things like what the ethics commissioner can look at and do. The Senate though has worked out pretty well, so much so that Trudeau might even regret it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post diesel_3 Posted December 18, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted December 18, 2017 Cutting funds from injured vets. Taking money out of my pocket. I would love to have a meet and greet with Mr. Trudeau. 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, diesel_3 said: Cutting funds from injured vets. Taking money out of my pocket. I would love to have a meet and greet with Mr. Trudeau. The Phoenix pay system is a joke as well. People working for the federal government are literally losing their houses because they aren't getting paid, and overall it is just a source of stress. I haven't been paid money I'm owed since May, and you're stuck in a never-ending queue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Politics always goes this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel_3 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Just now, c00kies said: The Phoenix pay system is a joke as well. People working for the federal government are literally losing their houses because they aren't getting paid, and overall it is just a source of stress. I haven't been paid money I'm owed since May, and you're stuck in a never-ending queue. Ya, I had my pay frozen for 2 months. Had to pay 1 month mortgage and bills on credit card, that was super cool! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 1 minute ago, c00kies said: The Phoenix pay system is a joke as well. People working for the federal government are literally losing their houses because they aren't getting paid, and overall it is just a source of stress. I haven't been paid money I'm owed since May, and you're stuck in a never-ending queue. Why again is it such a disaster? Didn't the government chince out on IBM installing it? Stupid move considering the complexity behind it, and the importance of it's function. My associate and I had to upgrade the pay system at our work to remain PCI compliant. It was an absolute nightmare process even with their techs helping us all the time. And this was minuscule in comparison. Either it was up and running by date x/y/2017, or nobody got paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, diesel_3 said: Ya, I had my pay frozen for 2 months. Had to pay 1 month mortgage and bills on credit card, that was super cool! Wow that's ridiculous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 And? If there was a snap election tomorrow he'd still be holding a majority. Bottom line is he is NO different than Harper and in fact hasn't done much of anything that is not immediately related to the Harper Govs bills and laws and is in fact being condemned for doing nothing mroe than pushing the former governments laws through The supreme irony of political division is that I can watch a group champion stupid laws and idiocy in government than sit and cry while the new government continues those practices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 1 hour ago, diesel_3 said: Cutting funds from injured vets. Taking money out of my pocket. I would love to have a meet and greet with Mr. Trudeau. Right there with ya good sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, c00kies said: The Phoenix pay system is a joke as well. People working for the federal government are literally losing their houses because they aren't getting paid, and overall it is just a source of stress. I haven't been paid money I'm owed since May, and you're stuck in a never-ending queue. I don't understand why the managers just can't be given the authority to write cheques the old fashioned way for a while as this thing gets fixed. Its 80,000 employees so even if you have a 20-1 ratio of managers it should be more than possible to write them by hand. Edited December 18, 2017 by Jimmy McGill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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