Pierre Poilievre’s appeal to young voters, something of a novelty for Canadian Conservative politicians, raises questions about both his popularity and the ability of the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) to capitalize on the trend over the long term. Since 2015, Trudeau’s Liberals have lost most of their support among young voters as younger Canadians either supported other parties, become undecided or stopped voting entirely. For the first time since the 1980s, recent polls show that a plurality, although not a majority, of young voters now support the Conservative Party. But they nonetheless raise the possibility of a novel electoral advantage that a Poilievre-led Conservative party could bring to the next several federal votes. This has also created a popular feeling among many young voters that the Trudeau government needs to be replaced.

Source: thestar September 01, 2022 17:11 UTC