Little chance Liberals will see Harris-style poll bump

The boost in polling that Democrats have enjoyed since U.S. President Joe Biden dropped out of the race would not be shared by the Liberals if Justin Trudeau were to do the same.

The decision by U.S. President Joe Biden, left, to step down from the 2024 presidential campaign has given his party a bump in the polls, but Liberals would not follow the American example and force Prime Minister Justin Trudeau out, writes Sheila Coops.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

September 2, 2024

OTTAWA–The post-Biden bump for the Democrats in the United States has not passed unnoticed in Canada.

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