Liberals and bloquistes bite of the nose

Christopher Nardi

Saturday, 10 march, 2018 01:00

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OTTAWA | travel in India Justin Trudeau has been so disastrous for the liberals as the party is now nose to nose with the conservatives, reveals a survey of Lightweight – The Journal.

The Bloc québécois, he could downright be scratched from the card if the elections were held today.

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Justin Trudeau

The honeymoon of the liberal Party of Canada (LPC) is officially over. After two and a half years in power, this new move probe indicates that 38% of Canadians would vote for the liberals today (a new 2% fall in just three months).

For the first time, a majority of Canadians (55 %) say now is unhappy with the Trudeau government, compared to 40 % who are always satisfied.

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Andrew Scheer

This loss of land benefits directly to conservative Andrew Scheer, who is now tied with the political formation in power.

“The liberals have lost the support of the canadian West several months ago. And since then, a wave of dissatisfaction has swept across the Prairies and travelled to Quebec and Ontario. Everywhere, it was the conservatives who pick up the points, ” says Jean-Marc Léger, president of Léger.

Among the most recent causes of the fall of the liberals, Mr. Léger has pointed out the controversial trip to India the prime minister two weeks ago, as well as a federal budget 2018 fort unpopular.

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Jagmeet Singh Dhaliwal

Surprisingly, almost half of the supporters of the PLC consider that the trip India’s PM was a failure.

“It’s just to demonstrate how much the trip was a disaster for the liberals,” a point Mr. Light.

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Elizabeth May

Underline all the same that Justin Trudeau remains the choice of nearly one in three respondents when asked which of the party leaders would make the best prime minister.

The Block is in free fall

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Martine Ouellet

The Bloc québécois and its leader, Martine Ouellet, have also their share of trouble.

In just three months, the many controversies that have rocked the party have caused him to lose one-third of its support in Quebec. If elections were held today, his training would win only 12% of the votes from la Belle Province, a historic low for the party.

“If Quebecers were to go to the polls now, the Bloc would be wiped of the electoral map, drops Mr. Light. The poll shows that Quebecers do not have confidence in Ms. Ouellet. And in addition, its priorities are not aligned with those of its members. “

Recall that last week, 7 of the 10 members of the Bloc have resigned with a bang, declaring that it was impossible for them to work with Martine Ouellet.

The one that also sits in the national Assembly as a member of the parti québecois, however, refused to give up her seat.

For the first time, the survey also reveals what political parties would benefit from the forfeiture of the Bloc in Quebec, the conservatives and the New democratic party of Jagmeet Singh, with 4% each.

Voting Intentions

If a federal election were held today, for which political party would you intend to vote ?

• PLC: 38%
• PC: 38%
• NDP: 14%
• PV: 5%
• BQ: 3%
• Other: 2%

Is that Martine Ouellet should resign as leader of the Bloc québécois ?

• Yes: 52%
• Not:15%
• DK / refused to answer: 33%

Martine Ouellet is not only disavow by 7 of the 10 members of the Bloc québécois, but by a majority of Quebecers. It is even controversial among some supporters of the Block that remain, whereas just 37 % believe that it should remain in position (against 36 % who want to see it from).

“The balance of Martine Ouellet is catastrophic. The worst thing that can happen to a political formation, it is a chicane internal. And the Block is squarely in crisis “, summarizes the CEO of Light.

Is this the journey of Justin Trudeau in India was a success or a failure ?

• Failure: 66%
• Success: 13%
• DK / refused to answer: 21%

Two weeks after his return from a long journey in India marked by controversies over his clothing, Justin Trudeau is not going to recover from this “disaster” in the eyes of the voters.

“The balance sheet is more negative for Mr. Trudeau. He was a star wherever he went international. But travel in India is like a breaking point. It was an important moment when he missed his blow, and he had been ridiculed everywhere in the world. Justin Trudeau doesn’t have the luxury of being able to do it twice “, said Mr Light.

Are you satisfied with the last federal budget ?

• Not satisfied: 56%
• Satisfied: 29%
• DK / refused to answer: 15%

METHODOLOGY

Web-based survey, conducted from 5 to 8 march 2018 with 1536 Canadians who are at least 18 years of age or more and having the right to vote in Canada ♦ using data from the 2016 census, the results have been statistically weighted according to age, sex, native language, region, and level of education in order to ensure a representative sample of the population. For comparison purposes, a probability sample of 1536 respondents would have a margin of error of +/- 2.5 %, 19 times out of 20.