Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivers a speech at the Canadian Club of Toronto on April 16.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
More than half of past Conservative voters want Pierre Poilievre to lead the party into the next election, although a growing minority would like to see him replaced before then, a new poll has found.
The public-opinion survey for the non-partisan Angus Reid Institute found that 30 per cent of past Conservative voters want Mr. Poilievre to step down before the next election compared with 18 per cent surveyed in August.
The April poll found that 57 per cent of people who voted Conservative in 2025 want him to remain as leader.
The Angus Reid report, published Monday, said that Mr. Poilievre “remains a beloved figure among the vast majority of past CPC [Conservative Party of Canada] voters” with three quarters having a favourable view of him. This represents a decline of 13 points from 88 per cent in June, 2025.
The poll followed the decision of Marilyn Gladu, who was perceived as being a stalwart true-blue Conservative, and three other of Mr. Poilievre’s MPs to cross the floor to join Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals.
Among all potential voters, the Angus Reid poll found that the Conservative Leader appears to resonate most with men aged 35 to 54, among whom almost half said they have a favourable view of him. Fewer than three in ten women of all age groups said they have a favourable view of Mr. Poilievre, according to the poll. Half said they have a very unfavourable impression of the Conservative Leader.
In comparison, 59 per cent approve of Mr. Carney, while one in three voice disapproval. Eighteen per cent of women strongly disapprove of Mr. Carney.
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The poll found mixed views on whether Mr. Carney’s new-found majority, which follows floor crossings from Conservative and NDP MPs, and by-election victories, is good or bad for the country.
Overall, 44 per cent said the Liberal majority is a “good thing” because of stability, while slightly fewer (42 per cent) said it is a “bad thing” because the current makeup of the House of Commons does not reflect how Canadians voted in last year’s federal election.
The Angus Reid report said the impact of an apparent rebrand by Mr. Poilievre, including appearing on podcasts such as the Joe Rogan Experience and “softening his tone,” has been negligible in winning favour among Canadians.
Sam Lilly, a spokesperson for Mr. Poilievre, said “Conservatives stood by Pierre in record numbers just three months ago in Calgary, awarding him with 87.4% support as leader.”
“Conservatives led by Pierre forced the Liberals to scrap their suffocating carbon tax and deliver some relief at the pumps and in grocery stores and will continue to fight for results while calling out the Carney Liberals’ illusions,” he said in an e-mail.
The online survey of 1,646 Canadian adults was carried out from April 15-17. The Globe and Mail does not report a margin of error for online polls.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Sam Lilly's name.