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Liberals’ tanking poll numbers ‘top of mind’ as Trudeau, Grits head to national caucus retreat

Pollster Greg Lyle says not only are the Liberals on the wrong side of the affordability issue, but he also sees ‘signs of a government that’s not playing its best game’ when it comes to issues management, and that's a problem.

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BY ABBAS RANA
September 11, 2023

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Conservative Party’s path to government could be paved without major inroads into Quebec, say pollsters

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Younger people in ‘survival mode’ as affordability crisis ticks on, say pundits, leaving little room for Liberals to make up lost ground to Conservatives

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Pro-Palestinian student protests on university campuses further complicate electoral calculus for left-of-centre parties, say Liberal MPs

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Rodriguez’s speculative Quebec Liberal leadership bid not a question of if but when, say Liberal sources

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Trudeau’s Quebec lieutenant will likely throw his hat in the ring soon for Quebec Liberal party’s top job. If you're a federalist in Quebec, the prospect of being the one to bring your party back to power is very appealing, says Innovative Research president Greg Lyle.

Rodriguez’s speculative Quebec Liberal leadership bid not a question of if but when, say Liberal sources

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Trudeau’s Quebec lieutenant will likely throw his hat in the ring soon for Quebec Liberal party’s top job. If you're a federalist in Quebec, the prospect of being the one to bring your party back to power is very appealing, says Innovative Research president Greg Lyle.

NDP sets sights on Montreal-area Liberal stronghold LaSalle-Émard-Verdun

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Craig Sauvé was an NDP regional director in the 2011 election which saw the left-of-centre party win 59 of 75 seats in Quebec, including this Montreal-area riding.

NDP sets sights on Montreal-area Liberal stronghold LaSalle-Émard-Verdun

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Craig Sauvé was an NDP regional director in the 2011 election which saw the left-of-centre party win 59 of 75 seats in Quebec, including this Montreal-area riding.

Conservative Party’s path to government could be paved without major inroads into Quebec, say pollsters

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Pierre Poilievre is already in majority territory without a big breakthrough in Quebec, says pollster Nik Nanos, alluding to how Stephen Harper had won many elections with just a few Quebec ridings.

Conservative Party’s path to government could be paved without major inroads into Quebec, say pollsters

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Pierre Poilievre is already in majority territory without a big breakthrough in Quebec, says pollster Nik Nanos, alluding to how Stephen Harper had won many elections with just a few Quebec ridings.

Younger people in ‘survival mode’ as affordability crisis ticks on, say pundits, leaving little room for Liberals to make up lost ground to Conservatives

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Unlike the embattled prime minister, 'no one has really any expectations' of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre before the election, says pollster Greg Lyle.

Younger people in ‘survival mode’ as affordability crisis ticks on, say pundits, leaving little room for Liberals to make up lost ground to Conservatives

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Unlike the embattled prime minister, 'no one has really any expectations' of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre before the election, says pollster Greg Lyle.

Pro-Palestinian student protests on university campuses further complicate electoral calculus for left-of-centre parties, say Liberal MPs

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To protest peacefully is a constitutionally protected right, but hate speech or making someone feel unsafe is unacceptable, says Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi.

Pro-Palestinian student protests on university campuses further complicate electoral calculus for left-of-centre parties, say Liberal MPs

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

To protest peacefully is a constitutionally protected right, but hate speech or making someone feel unsafe is unacceptable, says Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi.

Liberals’ tanking poll numbers ‘top of mind’ as Trudeau, Grits head to national caucus retreat

Pollster Greg Lyle says not only are the Liberals on the wrong side of the affordability issue, but he also sees ‘signs of a government that’s not playing its best game’ when it comes to issues management, and that's a problem.

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