Atlantic Canadians remain dissatisfied with the federal government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, according to a new survey.
Narrative Research, a market research company located in Halifax, N.S., carried out the survey involving 1,450 adult residents of Atlantic Canada between July 31 and Aug. 18.
The results showed satisfaction with the performance of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government continues to be at a record low.
Recent data indicates that 61 per cent of Atlantic Canadians feel dissatisfied with the federal government’s performance, a figure that has remained stable since February 2024, Conversely, one-third of respondents are satisfied, up from 32 per cent.
This dissatisfaction marks the lowest regional approval rating for the federal government since November 2015, shortly after Trudeau’s first election as Prime Minister.
“Across the region, this growing dissatisfaction has translated into increasing support for the Conservative Party, both in terms of voting intentions and for a clear preference for its leader as prime minister,” said Margaret Brigley, CEO and partner of Narrative Research.
In the realm of voting preferences, the Conservative Party holds a steady lead among decided voters, with 43 per cent indicating they would back the Conservatives if a federal election were to occur today.
The Liberal Party garners support from one-third (32 per cent) of voters, remaining unchanged, while the NDP sees a slight decline to 16 per cent from 19 per cent.
The Green Party has increased its backing to six per cent, up from five per cent, and the People’s Party of Canada has risen to two per cent, compared to one per cent previously.
Twenty-eight per cent of Atlantic Canadian voters remain undecided, six per cent chose not to disclose their preferred party and five per cent have no intention of participating in the upcoming federal election.
When it comes to leadership choices, one-third of Atlantic Canadians favour Pierre Poilievre from the Conservative Party as prime minisyer, reflecting similar sentiments from six months ago (32 per cent, up from 30 per cent in February 2024).
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau garners support from 21 per cent of respondents (a slight increase from 20 per cent), while Jagmeet Singh of the NDP is preferred by 17 per cent (down from 19 per cent).
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May sees a rise in preference to nine per cent (up from seven per cent) and Maxime Bernier of the People’s Party remains steady at two per cent.
Twelve per cent express no preference for leadership and six per cent indicate they do not favour any of the main party leaders.
The overall results are accurate to within ± 2.6 percentage points, 95 out of 100 times.