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By gut feeling I’d agree on Chrétien, and there is some polling on this (which I think backs that up). This article compares favourability after first election
by a3c9 9mo ago
By gut feeling I’d agree on Chrétien, and there is some polling on this (which I think backs that up). This article compares favourability after first election for PMs going back quite a ways and Carney looks similar but slightly worse off than Trudeau or Harper.
https://angusreid.org/prime-minister-mark-carney-first-month-government-priorities-trade-barriers-housing/ https://angusreid.org/prime-minister-mark-carney-first-month...
- thomassmith65 9mo agoWell then, I concede! To stick to my guns would require us to trade competing survey results from different pollsters. That's no fun, and unsatisfying, in any case.
- boringg 9mo agoYeah but without that your just making stuff up and nobody wants that except you.
- thomassmith65 9mo agoThat is reasonable, and why I conceded the point. Unfortunately, I cannot remember where the notion got into my head, and it's a bigger pain then it might seem trawling search results to find current articles with peak approval for both men.
- thomassmith65 9mo agoActually.. Wikipedia to the rescue! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_rankings_of_prime_ministers_of_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_rankings_of_prime_m... Highest approval rating 1. Mark Carney — 67% (June 2025) 2. Jean Chrétien — 66% (September 1994) 3. Justin Trudeau — 65% (September 2016)
- catlover76 9mo ago[dead]
- boringg 9mo agoI'm sorry spark advocacy doesn't qualify as a good source (that's wikipedias source).
- thomassmith65 9mo agoThen I concede a second time. Please pretend I originally wrote just 'Carney is popular enough that the opposition can use what help they can get' I'm not an expert on Canadian pollsters, and poll numbers are not a subject of debate for which I have much enthusiasm.
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