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COVID-19 response boosts Canada’s perception of Justin Trudeau (SURVEY)

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Canadians’ views on the federal government have shifted during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Research Co. poll has found recently.

The online survey shows that 38 per cent of Canadians believe that their province would be “better off” with a different Prime Minister other than Justin Trudeau, while 47 per cent disagree.

This represents a jump up from a previous survey conducted in December 2019, which found that 50 per cent of Canadians believed that their province would benefit from a different person heading the federal government.

See also: Approval rating for PM Trudeau increases due to his handling of COVID-19 crisis (STUDY)

Alberta currently holds the highest proportion of people who wish for someone other than Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister at 54 per cent, with Saskatchewan and Manitoba clocking in at 48 per cent.

37 per cent of people in both British Columbia and Quebec hope for a different Prime Minister, with 35 per cent in Ontario and 31 per cent in Atlantic Canada feeling the same.

Almost two-in-five Canadians believe their province would be better off with a different premier, which is down 14 points nationally since December of last year.

“In three of the four most populous provinces of Canada, the premiers have connected with residents in a meaningful way and saw their standing improve over the past six months,” says Mario Canseco, President of Research Co.

“In Alberta, there was little movement for the premier and a slight recovery for the Prime Minister.”

Also of note, the proportion of British Columbians who would prefer someone other than John Horgan as premier went down from 42 per cent to 36 per cent, according to the survey.

Nationally, 24 per cent of Canadians still believe their province would be better off as its own country.

Since December 2019, separatist feelings have fallen by four points in Quebec to 36 per cent, and by 12 points in Alberta to 28 per cent.

Also according to the report, 17 per cent of Canadians believe their province would be better off joining the United States, which includes 20 per cent of Quebecers, 19 per cent  of Albertans and 18 per cent of British Columbians.

The Research Co. conducted this survey on May 26th and May 27th, 2020, among 1,000 adults in Canada. The data has been statistically weighted according to Canadian census figures for age, gender and region in Canada.

The margin of error—which measures sample variability—is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

Seanna Wainman
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