Trudeau’s gamble risks backfiring

Since calling a snap election to try to capitalise on his management of the pandemic and win a majority in parliament, Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau has struggled to overcome voter fatigue
        
Justin Trudeau
Liberal (LPC)
 
Erin O’Toole
Conservative (CPC)
  
Jagmeet Singh
New Democrat (NDP)
 
Yves-François Blanchet
Bloc Québécois (BQ)
 

Polling averages % (Mar 1, 2020 - Sep 8, 2021) 	Polling averages for Sep 8

Mar 5, 2020: First case of “community transmission” of Covid-19 in Canada

Aug 15: Trudeau calls snap election

Sep 20 Election day

	LPC CPC NDP BQ Greens (GPC)
50 								33.7
40 								31.2
30 								20.4
20 								5.8
10								3.1
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Mar 2020	Jul	Oct	Jan 2021	Apr	Jul	Sep
                      

Sources: Bloomberg, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 
Pictures: Getty Images
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