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Mark Carney is the most popular party leader in Canada — by far

Carney’s net favourability is 32 points higher than that of Pierre Poilievre.

According to a study by the Angus Reid Institute, Mark Carney is the most popular party leader in Canada.

A majority of Canadians (54%) say they have a positive opinion of the Liberal Party leader. Carney’s favourability has been consistently higher than that of both CPC leader Pierre Poilievre (38%) and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh (35%).

“Mark Carney has an advantage over Pierre Poilievre on nearly all of Canadians’ top issues. Carney is preferred by 25 points on handling the U.S. trade relationship, 23 points on growing non-U.S. trade, 13 points on growing the economy and 13 points on improving healthcare.”

The Liberals are projected to win a majority in the upcoming federal election.

Mark Carney is the most popular party leader in Canada — by far

The Angus Reid Institute conducted an online survey from April 23 to 26, 2025, among a randomized sample of 2,820 Canadian adults who are members of Angus Reid Forum.


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