On Aug. 6, 2019, 55 per cent of those polled by Morning Consult disapproved of Trudeau and only 39 per cent approved. The gap began to close after the Liberals narrow re-election victory in October 2019, but Trudeaus net approval still remained in negative territory.<\/p>\n
The pattern shifted dramatically in March 2020, as the first wave of COVID-19 hit. On March 23, the two lines finally crossed and Trudeau has had positive net approval ratings ever since. Among other Western leaders, German Chancellor Angela Merkel saw a similar jump in her approval ratings around the same time as Trudeaus.<\/p>\n
While COVID-19 has been, and continues to be, a curse for humanity, the truth is that it has salvaged the careers of numerous politicians who appeared to be in deep trouble less than a year ago. Merkel was seen as a lame duck and Trudeau was reeling from scandals that came to light during his first term, to say nothing of the Blackface controversy that tarnished his woke image.<\/p>\n
Fast forward to today, and Merkel is being described as one of Germanys greatest post-war leaders, while the Liberals, according to the latest CBC poll tracker, have a 49 per cent chance of winning a majority if the election were held today.<\/p>\n
Despite its various missteps including its failure to put meaningful restrictions on international travel, the time its taking to roll-out rapid testing and its cock-up of the vaccine roll-out the Trudeau government has managed to buy a lot of voters with its massive public spending.<\/p>\n
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