Liberals Are Leading, Even in Alberta

Liberals are leading, even in Alberta

The big change in the new polling is not the national spread. It’s Alberta. In a recent 338Canada poll, Liberals widened the lead at 47.5% nationally against 27.0% for the Conservatives and 15.1% for the NDP. However, the real jolt is an Alberta regional result of 41% Liberal to 37% Conservative, a four-point Liberal edge in the province that has long anchored federal Conservative strength. The same polling puts the Liberals at 45% in British Co…

Will the Carney Liberals gamble polling surge for a shot at a stable majority government?

If you were to ask the leader of the Conservative Party, he’d probably tell you that poll numbers are both a blessing and a curse. When the numbers are trending in the right direction, they provide leaders with the latitude to govern with a singular voice on policy issues. Even when proposals are unpopular, few are incentivized to break ranks when the numbers illustrate a clear path to victory. Once those numbers go down, however, a leader can f…