A long-awaited interest rate cut from the Bank of Canada did little to turn around the Liberal party’s poor showing in the polls.
Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are heading into the summer recess with their lowest share of committed voters since they were elected in 2015. They trail the Conservatives in all age groups, with men and women, and in all provinces but Québec.
On most top-of-mind issues, including the economy, housing and immigration, Pierre Poilievre and the opposition Conservatives have the backing of many more of those surveyed than the governing Liberals do.
