Justin Trudeau is brimming with confidence. Nothing seems to get him down – not byelection losses, not dismal polling numbers, not the end of the supply and confidence agreement with the New Democrats, and not the departures of key ministers and staff.
The Prime Minister insists on leading the Liberal Party into the next election despite the growing sense that his personal brand is the Liberals’ most insurmountable ballot drag. Abacus Data reported earlier this month that 22% of people have positive views of Trudeau compared to a whopping 61% with negative views. As Liberal MP Alexandra Mendes has said when speaking of her constituents’ attitudes toward the Liberal leader: “It’s a very generalized … ‘we’re tired of his face’ kind of thing,” Mendes has also said she’s “not confident” the Liberals can win the next election.
