Canada’s Trudeau, far behind in polls

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has had a tough year at home and on the global stage, pushing his support as low as it has ever been, but his backers still see him as the Liberal Party’s best chance to secure a historic fourth term in the next election.
Trudeau, 51, has defied low polling numbers before, to win three elections, starting in 2015.
A federal election is not due until October 2025, a decade after he first took power.
Right now, most opinion polls show Trudeau significantly trailing his newest rival, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.
Last month, the Conservatives led the Liberals 39% to 30%, an Ipsos poll showed.
Some 60% of Canadians want Trudeau to step down to allow Liberal Party members to pick a new leader, up 6 points compared with December 2022 but that does not look likely.
While some in his caucus have grumbled about his government’s lethargic response to Poilievre’s repeated attacks on cost-of-living issues, no Liberal lawmakers have openly challenged Trudeau.
The most frequently cited potential alternatives are Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and former central banker Mark Carney.