‘Clock ticking fast’ to next election, but Liberal support headed in ‘wrong direction at the wrong time,’ say veteran political analysts

'It’s never over until it’s over,’ but Liberal strategists should be ‘very concerned’ the general polling trends do not favour the governing Liberals, says Shachi Kurl, executive director of the Angus Reid Institute.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 2, 2019, with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, in the Prime Minister's Office on the Hill. Mr. Trudeau's Liberals have been trailing the Conservatives in recent public opinion polls. Pollsters are saying Liberals should be very concerned about this trend as the starting line of the election campaign approaches.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

May 6, 2019

With the “clock ticking and ticking fast” to the next election, support for the federal Liberals is headed in the “wrong direction at the wrong time,” bleeding a significant chunk of their support across the country, say veteran pollsters, and the governing party should be “very concerned�...

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