‘Leaders are basically the national campaigns’ today: messages of change and contrition a possible remedy for low numbers, say pollsters

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is ‘not running against perfection, he’s running against Justin Trudeau,’ says Nik Nanos.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, on July 7, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, on July 8, both at the Calgary Stampede. The next federal election could hinge on how well Trudeau can convince voters he deserves another chance, and whether Poilievre can make the case that he is the change that's needed. Photographs courtesy of Twitter @JustinTrudeau and @PierrePoilievre

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

July 17, 2023

With polls finding an increasing appetite for change among the Canadian public and a near deadlock in the personal approval ratings of the two major party leaders, the next federal election could hinge on how well Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can convince voters he deserves...

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