On Sunday, March 9th, the Liberal Party chose Mark Carney as their new leader.
While there have been no polls taken since his election, EKOS carried out a survey just prior to the Convention that suggests Carney may be able to lead the Liberal Party to a majority government. 42% of the respondents between March 2 and 5 chose the Liberal Party, while the Conservatives slipped back to 33%. The NDP was at 13% and the Greens 4%.
Cortes Currents reached out to Jennifer Lash, the Liberal candidate in North Island Powell River for her perspective.
After trailing far behind in the polls for the better part of two years, the Liberal party’s prospects appear to be on the rise nationally, and the gap between the Conservatives and NDP is narrowing in our riding. Canada’s two leading political forecasting websites, 338Canada and CBC’s poll tracker, still show the Conservatives in the front, but no longer predict a Conservative majority. Last week Ipsos and EKOS both released polls showing the Liberal party edging into the lead. However Innovative Research, Abacus Data, Leger, and Nanos all reported the Conservatives were still ahead.
