New Leger Poll Suggests Support for Conservatives, Pierre Poilievre Is Growing

Published on February 28, 2024

A new poll suggests support for Pierre Poilievre is growing, and most Canadians are optimistic about their household finances. Support for the Tories was up one point to 41 percent in the latest Leger tracking poll, which asks respondents for their voting intentions each month. Liberal support held steady at 25 percent, while the NDP dropped two points to 18 percent. The pollster surveyed 1,554 Canadians last weekend, asking questions about their preferred choice for prime minister and the state of the economy. The poll cannot be assigned a margin of error because online surveys are not considered truly random samples. In all, 61 percent of respondents said their household finances are good or very good, down two percentage points from January....

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