Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s free luxury vacation appears to have cost him in the polls, with Abacus Data showing his net favourability is at an all time low.
Abacus Data conducted a January 4 – 9 poll of 1,500 adults nationwide.
“His net favourability score of -34 is the worst we’ve ever measured,” said Abacus Data’s CEO David Coletto.
The public learned of Trudeau’s latest scandal on January 4, after it was revealed that he didn’t actually pay for his $84,000 Christmas and New Year’s vacation, despite originally claiming that he did.
A whopping 59% of the poll’s respondents said they have a negative impression of Trudeau, with only 25% indicating they have a positive impression of him.
Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre’s net favourability score climbed to +6, which is nearly an all-time high for Abacus Data.
Mainstream media outlets collectively celebrated mild gains that the Liberal Party of Canada made in mid-December, however these appear to have been squashed over the last four weeks.
Screenshot from Abacus Data, January 11, 2024
“Since our last survey, the Conservatives are up 4 while the Liberals are down 3. This is a statistically significant shift in vote intentions since mid-December,” Coletto stated.
41% of respondents said they planned to vote for the CPC in the next federal election, compared to just 24% choosing the Trudeau Liberals. Sitting in third place is Jagmeet Singh’s New Democrat Party at 18%.
Trudeau says next election won’t happen for a while
Just before departing for his December trip, Trudeau told a podcaster that the next election won’t happen for two more years. The next scheduled election is set for October 2025.
Last month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hired a branding specialist to try and convince Canadians to like him more. Since then, the Liberals have sent out attack ads on Poilievre that suggest he’s the Canadian version of Donald Trump.
