Morning Brief: Liberals out in front at the start of the summer, new poll suggests – iPolitics

Jun 30, 2020

Good morning, readers.

Tomorrow is Canada Day and a new Mainstreet Research poll should be an extra cause for celebration for Justin Trudeau’s Liberals.

The Liberals were the top choice in the federal standing of 43.2 per cent of leaning and decided respondents in Mainstreet’s latest survey, which drew upon the responses of 1,283 adults from June 25-26. The Conservatives were in second with 27.4 per cent of support, followed by the NDP at 14.1 per cent and the Bloc Québécois, which runs candidates only in Quebec, at 5.7 per cent.

The Greens, who will elect a new leader in the fall, were the fifth most popular option at 4.8 per cent, while the seatless People’s Party sat last with 2.9 per cent.

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