Imagine a federal election in Canada at a time when fewer than a third of Canadians rated the country’s economic conditions as “very good” or “good” and where almost half of residents referred to their own personal finances as “poor” or “very poor.” It would be safe to assume that the opposition would manage to be seen as a better financial steward, facilitating the decimation of the incumbent government.

This is not the case in 2025. Our latest look at the country’s financial standing shows just 29 per cent of Canadians (down three points since February) expressing confidence in Canada’s financial standing, and 48 per cent (up two points) who are dissatisfied with their own situation.

When these same Canadians are asked if the country’s main political leaders can be trusted to do the right thing to help the economy, Prime Minister and Liberal Party Leader Mark Carney reaches 59 per cent, while Official Opposition and Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre checks in at 43 per cent (down two points).

In January 2024, August 2024 and

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