With plunging polling numbers, chatter of potential Liberal leadership election to succeed Trudeau starts again

Unless Pierre Poilievre or someone close to him makes a big error, polling numbers are unlikely to change for the Liberals, says Nik Nanos, chief data scientist for Nanos Research.

With tanking polling numbers, speculation has started again about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's political future and whether he's going to lead the party in the next election. Some speculate if the downward trend did not change by early next year, Trudeau may choose to take the walk in the snow like his father Pierre Elliott Trudeau did.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

October 23, 2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been insisting for months that he will lead the Liberals in the next election, but tanking polling numbers have prompted speculation amongst members yet again about a potential leadership change before the next federal run.

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