Coronavirus cases are skyrocketing, but Trudeau’s approval rate is stable: Ipsos-National

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Despite soaring prices among Canadians, approval rates remain high. Coronavirus Coast-to-coast numbers — although there are important tests first.

A poll conducted exclusively by Ipsos for Global News showed that Trudeau’s liberals maintained a five-point lead over the Conservatives and a five-point lead over the party (1? It has narrowed by 1 point from a month ago).

According to polls, 60% of respondents approved Trudeau’s response to the coronavirus crisis and 40% disapproved. Trudeau’s approval has risen 1 percentage point since last month.

Pollster results show that Canada’s coronavirus counts continue to break records, with Quebec reporting 1,480 new cases on Saturday, setting a new daily record for new infections there. Ontario reported 1,822 new cases on Saturday, and the state reported more than 1,800 new cases for the second consecutive day.

According to Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, the increasing number of incidents in Canada’s second coronavirus wave does not appear to have affected the approval of Canada’s national leaders.

“I think the biggest thing I can say about Canadian politics in the past is that it’s very stable, despite a lot of things happening,” Bricker said.

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“The prime minister’s approval level hasn’t really risen. He’s only 60. This has long been known to Canadian voters, who tend to get worse rather than better over time. It’s very good for those who are, and he stays there, “he continued.

If tomorrow’s elections take place, polls show that the Liberal Party will receive 36% of the national polls (down 2 points from last month) and conservatives will receive 31% of the votes (down 1 point). it was done.

According to polls, the NDP will win 17% of the votes, Bloc Québécois will win 8%, and the Greens will win 7%.

Regarding state approval, polls have shown that in Ontario, the Liberal Party (41 percent) continues to hold a firm advantage over the Conservative Party (31 percent).

In Quebec, Bloc Québécois (36%) is statistically linked to the Liberal Party (33%).

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In Alberta, the Tories (57%) maintain a broad lead over all other parties, including the Liberal Party (22%).

Trudeau is still 60% approved, but most prime ministers have a higher reputation, Bricker said.

68% of the respondents approved the Chief Minister’s performance and 32% disapproved.

British Columbia respondents had the highest premier approval (78%) and Alberta had the lowest approval (37%).

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“When I asked Canadians what they thought (about Trudeau), 60% said they were” pretty good. ” In every state … except for one, it’s better. Also, performance is declining in Alberta by only 37%, “Bricker said.

“So you sit down and say that something is clearly happening in Alberta that isn’t particularly well reflected in the state’s administration.”

Coronavirus cases have skyrocketed in Alberta in the past few weeks, prompting Prime Minister Jason Kenny to declare a public health emergency last week, and new restrictions will apply for at least three weeks.

While coronavirus restrictions and blockades could affect the approval of Canadian leaders, Bricker said the next major issue affecting the country was vaccine deployment.

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“It will be the next big test,” he said.

According to Trudeau, limited early deployment of the vaccine in Canada is expected to take place in early 2021, excluding complications, and the majority of Canadians will be vaccinated against the coronavirus by September next year. You need to receive.

methodology: This Ipsos poll was conducted online between November 20, 2020 and November 23, 2020, with 1,001 Canadians over the age of 18. The accuracy of Ipsos online voting is measured using confidence intervals. In this case, if all Canadians over the age of 18 were voted, the vote would be 19 out of 20 with an accuracy of ± 3.5 percentage points. Confidence intervals extend across a subset of the population. All sample surveys and votes can cause other errors, including but not limited to coverage and measurement errors.

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