Mark Carney in the lead, LPC is gaining ground

This gap is also widening among current supporters of the Liberal Party of Canada (LPC), with 64% having a favorable opinion of Carney, compared to 54% for Freeland.

The race now seems to be between these two candidates.

Carney, former Governor of the Bank of Canada, also benefits from greater support from Cabinet members compared to the former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.

The Liberal Party seems to be benefiting from greater support from the electorate since its leadership race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

He announced on January 6 that he will resign once his successor is elected on March 9.

According to David Coletto, the CEO of Abacus Data, Canadians’ desire for government change has “softened” since Justin Trudeau’s resignation and the inauguration of American President Donald Trump, who threatens Canada with 25% tariffs.

Fewer people appear to believe that it is time to change government and that there are good alternatives to the ruling liberals.

This figure fell from 56% of respondents in the days following Ms. Freeland’s abrupt resignation in December, to 52% in the subsequent weeks, and then to 49% today.

This data comes from the latest survey by Abacus Data, a Canadian market and public opinion research company, conducted between January 22 and 26 with 2,205 Canadians, as reported by CBC News.

If federal elections were held now, Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party would lead the Liberal Party by a margin of 21 points.

This represents a drop of three points for the conservatives and an increase of two points for the liberals compared to the Abacus data from January 14.