Liberals ahead of Conservatives by 12 per cent, Trudeau ahead of Scheer by 16 per cent

Justin Trudeau
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THE latest Nanos federal ballot tracking (April 13) has the Liberals at 41.1 per cent support, followed by the Conservatives at 29.2 per cent – that’s a 12-per-cent gap.

The NDP are at 15.8 percent support, the Bloc Quebecois at 3.8 per cent and the Greens at 8.2 per cent.

Justin Trudeau is the preferred choice as Prime Minister at 39.3 per cent of Canadians followed by Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer at 23.1% – that’s a 16-per-cent gap.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is the preferred choice as Prime Minister at 8.1 per cent of Canadians and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is at 5.7 per cent.

Twenty three per cent of Canadians were unsure who they preferred.

More than half of Canadians (54.8%) believe Trudeau has the qualities of a good political leader while 39.9 per cent believe Scheer has the qualities of a good political leader – a gap of 15 per cent.

One in three (33.9%) say Jagmeet Singh has the qualities of a good political leader, while 35.6 per cent believe the same about May. One in five (19.2%) say BQ Leader Martine Ouellet has the qualities of a good political leader (Quebec only).