Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked during an interview on Thursday morning why so many Canadians genuinely dislike him.

Trudeau is currently facing an unprecedented low in his party’s support — with 71% of all voters expressing a preference for him to step down before the next election. 

“Why do you think people don’t like you?” CBC host Matt Galloway asked on his Thursday edition of The Current.

“I think there is a lot of frustration with the way the world is unfolding, and that frustration is being taken out on people in positions of power,” Trudeau responded.

“But what about you?” Galloway asked, pointing out that he sees F Trudeau stickers and flags everywhere he goes. “Why don’t people like you?”

Trudeau responded: “There is a level of polarization and toxicity that we see in a very visible way on social media. And also in real life, as you point out. But most Canadians remain thoughtful and open and decent and, yes, frustrated and worried about their future.”

Galloway pressed, bringing up the infamous slurs Trudeau made towards unvaccinated Canadians in 2021, when the Prime Minister said, with a look of disgust on his face, that those who are “vehemently against” the jabs are often “extremists,” “misogynists,”  and “racists” who “take up space.”

“Do you regret using language like that? Do you think that that is added to how people think of it?” Galloway asked.

Trudeau replied: “The fact that the polarization of the toxicity was so amplified deliberately, misinformation and disinformation is something that is a larger question than just, you know, what I said on one particular day that was taken out of context.”

Last year, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre lambasted Trudeau for “exploiting” unvaccinated Canadians for his political gain.