Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is polling at his historic best in ballot support, with more than 40 percent picking him as their preferred candidate for prime minister in a new survey.
The findings of Nanos Research’s latest weekly ballot tracking indicate Poilievre is far and away the preferred choice.
Of the 1,021 Canadians surveyed last week, 40.5 percent chose the Tory leader as their pick for prime minister, up 0.5 percent over the previous week, 5.7 percent from three months ago, and more than 9 percent from a year ago.
A total of 17.5 percent chose Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the latest poll, which was done before Trudeau announced his intention to step down on Jan. 6, and 13.9 percent chose NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh….