A new poll suggests that the level of support for the Liberals has fallen below that of the New Democrats, to just 16 percent.
Results of an Angus Reid survey conducted between Dec. 27 and Dec. 30 indicates that the Liberal government’s poll numbers dropped by 5 percentage points after Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland abruptly resigned from cabinet on Dec. 16, the same day she was scheduled to deliver the fall economic statement.
Angus Reid said the Liberals’ latest support numbers are “possibly the lowest vote intention the Liberals have ever received in the modern era.”
Prior data, from a survey done between Nov. 29 and Dec. 5, said the Liberals had 21 percent support. The Conservatives, for their part, saw their support levels rise from 43 percent to 45 percent, while the NDP’s support rose slightly from 20 percent to 21 percent….