Mulcair says NDP will ride wave of popularity to federal win
This week, a new poll of B.C. residents from Insights West found Mulcair has a 52 per cent approval rating, slightly ahead of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau at 46 per cent and Green party Leader Elizabeth May at 44 per cent, and leaps and bounds in front of Prime Minister Stephen Harper at 35 per cent.
Mulcair, once judged an aloof politician from Quebec, is now getting higher numbers in B.C. polls than the late NDP leader Jack Layton got in federal elections in 2004, 2006 and 2008, pollster Mario Canseco said.
“To be five months away from an election at a 52 per cent rating — that shows they are connecting,” Canseco said.
“[Mulcair] is the one talking about Bill C-51. He’s the one talking about [suspended senator] Mike Duffy. The way [Mulcair] has behaved in the House is something that many people who are voting here are actually paying attention to.”
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