Poilievre and Singh more trusted on housing as Liberal minister promises new policy this fall

After a summer spent refocusing his government on the issue of housing affordability, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals are still less trusted on the file than the Conservatives and the New Democrats, exclusive new polling numbers indicate.

After a summer spent refocusing his government on the issue of housing affordability, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals are still less trusted on the file than the Conservatives and the New Democrats, exclusive new polling numbers indicate.

According to a survey conducted by Nanos Research for CTV News Channel's Power Play with Vassy Kapelos, Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives and Jagmeet Singh's NDP are the most trusted federal parties when it comes to addressing skyrocketing housing costs.

Asked which federal party respondents trusted the most on housing affordability:

As all federal parties are trying to hone in on housing, Nik Nanos said in an interview on the Vassy Kapelos Show that these numbers are "not great news for Justin Trudeau and the Liberals," as the more they have been talking about the issue of affordability, the more they appear to be wearing it.

Another seven per cent of respondents said they were unsure which party they trust the most, four per cent said the Bloc Quebecois, three per cent said the Greens, and two per cent said the People's Party of Canada.

Responding to the poll's findings, Housing Minister Sean Fraser said Wednesday that his takeaway is that Canadians want to see the federal government "step up and play a leadership role."

"I've heard loud and clear in recent months… Canadians want to see us take action," Fraser said, going on to commit to having new measures announced "over the next few months" that will "help address housing affordability across Canada."