Liberals Gain Majority, Poilievre's Support Slips

0:00It's April 20, Canada news today starts now, AI-powered and ready. I'm Corey with the story. Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals just flipped the script in Canada's House of Commons, snagging three federal by elections this month to turn. Their minority government into a slim majority, that booze came after five MPs jumped ship, four from the conservatives, and one from the NDP crossing the floor to join the Liberals in recent months. Now, a fresh Angus read pole dropped some heat on conservative leader, Pierre Poilier. Among past conservative voters, only 57% won him steering the party into the next election, down from 68% last. August. Meanwhile, 30% say he should step down or get replaced. Up from 18% back then, Canadians are split hard along party lines on this new liberal majority. 80% of liberal supporters call it a win, while 81% of conservatives see it as a straight loss. Overall, Poilier is never cracked majority favorability nationwide.

1:0360% view him unfavorably right now, with just 33% on. Board. Folks point to mixed motives for those floor crossers. 42% think the Liberals look strong these days, 45% blame Poiliever for pushing people away. 33% call it a job security grab, and 28% say we need stable government in tough times. Conservative voters lean heaviest on the cynical angle, at 47%. This poll hid from April 15th to 17th, with over 1,600 Canadians surveyed, margin of error plus or minus 2 percentage points. With Poilier ever support slipping inside his own cam, the political chessboards heating up fast as we eye the next big moves.