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Tory polling sign of political landscape’s ‘shifting sands’ and volatility from undecided voters, says pollster Shachi Kurl

The Conservatives still have a double-digit lead across every recent poll, but analysis by the Angus Reid Institute show that with potentially a year or more before the next election, half of the electorate are still open to changing their minds before casting their ballots.

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BY STUART BENSON
December 26, 2023

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The Tories' lead takes the pressure off 'New Democrat voters who in the past have voted for the Liberals in order to block the Conservatives,' says Nik Nanos.

Growing Conservative lead in Ontario creates challenge for Grits, chances for NDP: pollsters

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The Tories' lead takes the pressure off 'New Democrat voters who in the past have voted for the Liberals in order to block the Conservatives,' says Nik Nanos.

Federal Liberals face ‘wipeout’ in B.C. blue wave, say pollsters

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Angus Reid’s Shachi Kurl says B.C. United sunk under a rising Conservative tide, and warns previously safe Vancouver federal Liberal ridings could face similar flooding.

Federal Liberals face ‘wipeout’ in B.C. blue wave, say pollsters

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Angus Reid’s Shachi Kurl says B.C. United sunk under a rising Conservative tide, and warns previously safe Vancouver federal Liberal ridings could face similar flooding.

Growing interest in health-care reform, but private payment still ‘too risky’ for parties to propose, says Coletto

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Health-care reform options can be 'torqued’ on the political stage, making it a difficult policy debate, says former Conservative staffer Laryssa Waler.

Hot takes: Trudeau needs bold policy action to win back support, say pollsters, pundits

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'Far fewer people have a positive view of [Justin Trudeau],' and changing that perception may be difficult if those people have stopped listening to him, says pollster David Coletto, founder and CEO of Abacus Data.

Hot takes: Trudeau needs bold policy action to win back support, say pollsters, pundits

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'Far fewer people have a positive view of [Justin Trudeau],' and changing that perception may be difficult if those people have stopped listening to him, says pollster David Coletto, founder and CEO of Abacus Data.

‘Sea change’ could be coming after next election, but policy knowledge still more important than personal connections, say lobbyists

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‘Sea change’ could be coming after next election, but policy knowledge still more important than personal connections, say lobbyists

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Lobbyists with backgrounds that include Conservative connections could help them to hit the ground running if Pierre Poilievre were elected, say some in the industry.

Tory polling sign of political landscape’s ‘shifting sands’ and volatility from undecided voters, says pollster Shachi Kurl

The Conservatives still have a double-digit lead across every recent poll, but analysis by the Angus Reid Institute show that with potentially a year or more before the next election, half of the electorate are still open to changing their minds before casting their ballots.

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