The federal Liberals' polling numbers have been terrible for at least the last year, and with that has come persistent questions about Justin Trudeau's leadership.
Trudeau, for his part, has consistently said, most recently this week, that he plans to lead his party into the next federal election, which must happen by October of 2025.
Is that a good idea, from the Liberals' perspective? Some 76 per cent of you said no, in an online poll this week.
More men than women think Trudeau should go:
Other than the highest income bracket, there doesn't seem to be much difference along income lines:
And modest differences by age:
The partisan split here is not surprising. What catches my attention is the 50:50 split among people who plan to vote Liberal federally ...
... rising to a 61:39 split among people who voted Liberal in 2015:
Some 30 per cent of people who have a very favorable view of Trudeau, and 54 per cent of those with a somewhat favourable view, nonetheless think it's time for him to go:
In fact, a majority of those who say that (Justin, not Pierre) Trudeau has been the best prime minister of the last half-century also think it's time for him to leave:
Perhaps surprisingly, given the importance of housing affordability to the Conservative pitch, it seems to have little connection with this question:
There is a clear split on gun control and the Emergencies Act:
Readers with tattoos were somewhat more likely to think Trudeau's time had come, as were those who opposed legalizing recreational cannabis.
(How to explain that one? Tattoos seem not to have a firm connection to party loyalty, but Conservatives are likelier to oppose cannabis legalization.)
