Justin Trudeau falling behind in Canadian election polls
OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 11:22 AM PT – Saturday, September 4, 2021
Despite calling a snap election to give him a majority government,
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may not be Canada’s leader for
much longer. Trudeau dissolved parliament weeks ago to gain a majority
government instead of continuing as a minority.
This decision recently brought ire from some of his party’s
strategists as the wrong move, which could potentially backfire and be
seen as “greedy” to voters. At a leadership debate on Thursday amid
seeking poll numbers, Trudeau defended his decision to call an early
election.
“Yes, we can work to do big things during a pandemic but we need a
clear mandate, not just for a government but a parliament, to understand
what Canadians want for the next years,” he stated. “I think we’d find
ourselves having another election in 18 months if we only get a minority
government.”
As a minority government, Trudeau has held more seats than any other
party. However, he does not have the 170 needed to pass laws without
other parties joining in.
Polling at the time of dissolution showed Trudeau’s Liberal Party, a
center-left party, well ahead of all others. The polls have flipped
though and now show the opposition conservatives ahead.
This may not be the worst result for Trudeau because at the last
election in 2019, he lost the nationwide popular vote to the
conservatives. Yet, he still received over 30 seats more than them.
Polls have not been the only sign of a potential sinking ship for
Trudeau. At events all across Canada, the liberal drew in protestors in
opposition to forced COVID-19 vaccinations, which has been a policy
Trudeau hoped to make nationwide after it was rolled out in some
provinces.
The 49-year-old is the first child of a former prime minister to also
hold the position after his late father Pierre Trudeau won four terms.
The younger Trudeau needs to pick up 15 seats to gain a majority, while
the conservatives need over 50 to do the same.
Canadians go to the polls on September 20 to decide if Trudeau
follows in his father’s footsteps or disappears to political
irrelevance.
