Speedy delivery of financial benefits to Canadians key to Trudeau’s handling of COVID-19, says a leading pollster

The COVID-19 pandemic is the 'defining moment of Justin Trudeau's prime ministership' and this is a crisis where the government has a central role to play in its management. 'So this is a bit of a political slow burn,' says Nik Nanos.

According to last week's Angus Reid Institute poll, 64 per cent of Canadians approve of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's handling of the COVID-19 crisis.The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

March 30, 2020

Canadians will judge Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s performance on the COVID-19 pandemic crisis based on how quickly the federal government can deliver benefits to the people, says a leading pollster. “There will be a high level of impatience with how fast they [government support initiatives]...

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