More Canadians Prefer Poilievre Over Trudeau for PM If Trump Becomes US President

Published on January 29, 2024

More Canadians prefer Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre to be Canada’s prime minister than Justin Trudeau if Donald Trump became U.S. president, according to a recent poll. Abacus Data found that 44 percent of those surveyed would prefer Mr. Poilievre to be prime minister if Mr. Trump is in the White House. The data, released Jan. 28, showed that 17 percent of current Liberal voters and 23 percent of current NDP voters believed Mr. Poilievre would be the best choice.  Only 29 percent of those surveyed picked current Prime Minister Trudeau as the best person to deal with Mr. Trump while 28 percent were undecided. ...