Liberals Gain Ground as Poilievre Heads into a Leadership Review

New Liaison polling shows an eight-point Liberal lead, rising government approval, and persistently negative impressions of the Conservative leader.

It may not be accidental that the federal Liberals’ modest January bounce has coincided with a deterioration in Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s personal numbers.

After polls from Nanos Research and Abacus Data last week pointed to both a small uptick for the Liberals and an erosion in Poilievre’s favourability, new numbers released this morning by Liaison Strategies move in the same direction.

Let us begin with voting intentions, before turning to Poilievre’s favourability troubles.