Growing number of Canadians are registering disapproval of Justin Trudeau’s government rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, a new Angus Reid poll shows..The poll comes the day after it was reported the United States is immunizing more people in a single day than Canada has since the vaccines were approved..“Justin Trudeau’s personal approval has dropped five points from where it stood in both December and January, suggesting that the fallout from vaccination delays has hurt his standing,” the Angus Reid poll shows..“Indeed, a majority of Canadians say the Liberal government had done a poor job of securing doses. Canadians now largely view him with either moderate approval (36 per cent) or strong disapproval (33 per cent).. Screen-Shot-2021-02-22-at-1.13.22-PMAngus Reid poll .“But while vaccination woes have had a dragging effect on how Canadians view the prime minister personally, the federal political picture is statistically unchanged since last month,” the poll found..“The latest vote intent data show a narrowing between the Liberal and Conservative parties from a five-point gap to three points – with the incumbents down by a point, and the main challenger up a point. The NDP continues a slight but gradual climb in vote intention to 20 per cent..The Conservative Party leads over the Liberals in western provinces British Columbia (+3), Alberta (+27), Saskatchewan (+47), and Manitoba (+14). The Liberal Party leads in Ontario (+11), Quebec (+14), and Atlantic Canada (+24)..The U.S. was vaccinating an average of 1.7 million Americans per day this week, and had administered at least one dose to more than 12 per cent of its population as of Friday, The Canadian Press reported..“Canada, which recently dealt with weeks of shipping delays and disruptions from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, has doled out nearly 1.4 million doses since its rollout began mid-December, covering about 2.65 per cent of its population with at least one dose,” reported CP..Tory critic Pierre Poilievre lambasted Trudeau in the House of Commons for the rollout and handling the economy..“Being the worst at one thing is a real distinction. To be the worst at everything takes real talent and effort.”.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
Growing number of Canadians are registering disapproval of Justin Trudeau’s government rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, a new Angus Reid poll shows..The poll comes the day after it was reported the United States is immunizing more people in a single day than Canada has since the vaccines were approved..“Justin Trudeau’s personal approval has dropped five points from where it stood in both December and January, suggesting that the fallout from vaccination delays has hurt his standing,” the Angus Reid poll shows..“Indeed, a majority of Canadians say the Liberal government had done a poor job of securing doses. Canadians now largely view him with either moderate approval (36 per cent) or strong disapproval (33 per cent).. Screen-Shot-2021-02-22-at-1.13.22-PMAngus Reid poll .“But while vaccination woes have had a dragging effect on how Canadians view the prime minister personally, the federal political picture is statistically unchanged since last month,” the poll found..“The latest vote intent data show a narrowing between the Liberal and Conservative parties from a five-point gap to three points – with the incumbents down by a point, and the main challenger up a point. The NDP continues a slight but gradual climb in vote intention to 20 per cent..The Conservative Party leads over the Liberals in western provinces British Columbia (+3), Alberta (+27), Saskatchewan (+47), and Manitoba (+14). The Liberal Party leads in Ontario (+11), Quebec (+14), and Atlantic Canada (+24)..The U.S. was vaccinating an average of 1.7 million Americans per day this week, and had administered at least one dose to more than 12 per cent of its population as of Friday, The Canadian Press reported..“Canada, which recently dealt with weeks of shipping delays and disruptions from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, has doled out nearly 1.4 million doses since its rollout began mid-December, covering about 2.65 per cent of its population with at least one dose,” reported CP..Tory critic Pierre Poilievre lambasted Trudeau in the House of Commons for the rollout and handling the economy..“Being the worst at one thing is a real distinction. To be the worst at everything takes real talent and effort.”.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
