Pierre Poilievre’s poor favourability will cost the Conservatives come election time

Pierre Poilievre’s poor favourability will cost the Conservatives come election time

A study by the Angus Reid Institute has found that net favourability of Pierre Poilievre has reached -19%. Just 37% of Canadians have a positive opinion of the Conservative Party of Canada leader; his unfavourability sits at an all-time high of 56%.

Conversely, 46% of Canadians have a positive opinion of Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, whose net favourability sits at +9% — 28 points higher than that of Pierre Poilievre.

A separate study by Angus Reid found that Carney is also considered to be the best option for prime minister to negotiate with the Trump administration, ahead of Poilievre by 9 points.

The fact remains that Pierre Poilievre is divisive, rubs most Canadians the wrong way and a majority don’t want to see him become prime minister.

As a result, support for the Conservatives will decrease as the next election approaches.

Mark Carney now leads Pierre Poilievre in net favourability by 28 points. https://t.co/STT9vOxthH

— Cult MTL (@cultmtl) February 18, 2025

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