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Black Face Backlash-Tories Stepping on Liberals Toes

Black Face Backlash-Tories Stepping on Liberals Toes

Edmonton (ATB): Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau‘s blackface and brown face scandal has made the Conservative Party to gain a four-point lead over the Liberals, according to a new poll.
The latest Ipsos poll, conducted exclusively for Global News between Sept. 20 and 23, shows that 36 per cent of respondents would vote for the Tories if an election were held the next day and 32 per cent would vote for the Liberals a loss of three points for the incumbent party.
The poll surveyed 1,500 Canadians on whether they had seen or heard of the images of Trudeau in blackface and brown face that have prompted him to apologize. Most (76 per cent) had seen the images and only 10 per cent said they were unaware of the controversy.
Respondents were asked about their opinions on Trudeau’s apology. The poll found that 20 per cent indicated his behaviour was inexcusable and that he should step down as prime minister, but close to half indicated that Trudeau’s apology was adequate and he should continue on as Liberal Party leader.
“About half of Canadians tell us that they’re prepared to accept the prime minister’s apology,” said Darrell Bricker, president of Ipsos. “But many others are somewhat concerned about what this happened to show, and they’re not quite as ready to move on yet.”
Bricker also said that the four-point Tory lead over the Liberals makes this campaign a “game of inches.”
“With that type of momentum, they could be building towards a victory on election day,” he said.
Just last week, Trudeau had a seven-point lead over Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer in an Ipsos poll that asked voters who would make a better prime minister. That lead has dropped to two points, as the latest poll found that 33 per cent of Canadians favour Trudeau for prime minister and 31 per cent believe Scheer is the best choice.
“Clearly the events of last week have put a puff of wind under the sails of Andrew Scheer and his party,” Bricker said.
The poll found that among Liberal voters, 67 per cent said Trudeau’s apology was enough but 33 per cent indicated otherwise, with 28 per cent saying they remain open to supporting the Liberals but they question Trudeau’s judgement. Only 1 per cent said they thought he should step down as prime minister.
So far the campaign’s first two weeks appear to be “working to the advantage of the Conservatives,” said Bricker.
“The most damaging part of all of this is that the Liberals just don’t seem to be getting any traction,” he said.
The Ipsos poll also asked about people’s thoughts on the current government’s performance. Approval has dipped slightly, by four points, with 40 per cent of Canadians approving of the current government. The approval is lukewarm, with only 7 per cent indicating they strongly approve while 33 per cent indicated they somewhat approve.
Most of the fence sitters are in wait and watch mode.

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