The article highlights a dramatic political shift in Canada, noting the Liberal Party's decline leading up to a leadership change. Chrystia Freeland's resignation marked a low point for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the party trailed significantly behind the Conservatives in polls. However, the entry of Mark Carney as a leadership candidate, promising to reverse unpopular policies like the carbon tax, revitalized the Liberals' prospects, leading to a notable resurgence in public support. This shift reflects changing dynamics in Canadian politics and the unpredictability of electoral strategies.
They were done. Cooked. Spent. There was nowhere to go but down-into a brutal rebuild and an inevitable existential crisis.
By late last year, the numbers were catastrophic. Léger had the Liberals at 20 percent nationally, trailing the Conservatives by twenty-three points.
Pierre Poilievre and the Conservative Party were about to cruise to power with one of the largest parliamentary majorities in Canadian history.
Pollsters have documented this reversal of fortune since the start of the year, confirming the Liberal surge and Conservative slide.
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