Public Reaction to Political Resignation and Its Implications

A week after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation, a much clearer picture of the Liberal leadership race has emerged.

Whoever the candidate ends up being will have the challenge of running both a leadership and a general election campaign at essentially the same time.

According to some recent polling by Abacus Data, that won’t be the only challenge.

David Coletto is the founder and CEO of the polling firm. He’ll talk about that, how Canadians are responding to Trudeau’s resignation, and what that means for the Liberal party.

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