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Liberals prefer Mark Carney over Chrystia Freeland as next leader, poll suggests

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 14 Jan, 2025 11:36 AM
  • Liberals prefer Mark Carney over Chrystia Freeland as next leader, poll suggests

A new poll suggests that Liberal supporters prefer Mark Carney as their next leader over a field of potential candidates.

Polling firm Leger surveyed around 1,500 people over the weekend, asking who they think should replace Justin Trudeau as leader of the governing party.

The survey included a number of people who have dropped out of the race or decided not to run, including Anita Anand, Steve MacKinnon, Christy Clark and François-Philippe Champagne.

Carney had the support of 27 per cent of Liberal voters, while Chrystia Freeland was second with 21 per cent and Clark was a distant third at six per cent.

Carney and Freeland were almost tied among all of the poll's respondents, with Freeland one point ahead at 14 per cent.

Neither Carney nor Freeland has officially entered the race yet, though both are expected to make announcements this week.

Most of the people surveyed — 46 per cent overall, and 30 per cent of Liberal voters — said they don't know who the party's next leader should be.

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