Over half of Canadians don’t want an early election: Ipsos poll
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The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found Canadians want opposition parties to work with the government despite persistent low approval for the Liberals.
A small majority of Canadians want opposition parties to work together with the Liberals rather than trigger an early election, a new poll suggests, despite persistent low approval for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News between Sept. 6 and 10, released Wednesday, surveyed Canadians’ thoughts on the new political reality after the NDP withdrew from the supply-and-confidence agreement that ensured the Liberals would remain in power until next fall.
The end of the deal makes the prospect of an earlier election more likely, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh acknowledged after he “ripped up” the deal last week, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is urging his fellow opposition leaders to quickly topple the government after the House of Commons returns on Monday.
But Ipsos found 56 per cent of Canadians surveyed don’t want that election just yet, saying they want all parties to try and work with the government on a case-by-case basis.
Only in Alberta and Saskatchewan did a majority of respondents say they want the opposition to defeat the government “at the earliest opportunity.”
Singh has said he will approach all votes in the House of Commons on a case-by-case basis and has refused to say definitely if he will support a motion of non-confidence if one arises.
Despite that, the same poll found Canadians remain sour on Trudeau and the Liberals. Just 28 per cent of those surveyed nationally said Trudeau deserves re-election, a figure that is consistent across all regions.
The Conservatives hold a nearly 20-point lead at 45 per cent compared with 26 per cent for the Liberals, while the NDP — which is pitching itself as the only party that can take on the Tories after ending the supply-and-confidence deal — sits at just 16 per cent in Wednesday’s poll.
