Effective handling of COVID-19 pushes Liberals into majority territory; Conservatives must ready an alternative vision, say pollsters

Canadians currently are primarily paying attention to the federal and provincial governments, and not the opposition parties, because of the economic and health implications of the outbreak, says Frank Graves.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 11, 2020, visiting an Ottawa-based business to highlight how businesses are benefitting from the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and other economic measures. An overwhelming majority of Canadians say they're satisfied with the government's efforts to fight COVID-19.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

July 6, 2020

Justin Trudeau's Liberals are in majority territory in public opinion polls chiefly because of their effective management of COVID-19, but opposition parties that have been relegated to the sidelines during the pandemic should get ready to make themselves relevant in the coming months by offering a ...

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