Carney's Trust Advantage: Why Poilievre Can't Close the Gap as Tariff Deadline Looms

A new Leger poll reveals that Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a 12-point lead over Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre — and the gap isn't about policy. When presented with identical policy positions, respondents trusted Carney more on every single issue by margins of 9 to 14 points. The experiment tested six shared policy goals, splitting respondents into two groups: one evaluated Carney, the other Poilievre. The result was unambiguous.

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