![]() ![]() During last year’s Freedom Convoy in downtown Ottawa, Mendicino repeatedly stated that invoking the Emergencies Act was done at the request of law enforcement. Earlier this year, assurances from Mendicino that illegal Chinese police stations in Canada had been shut down were proved false after reports that two such offices in Montreal had continued operating under the government’s nose. ![]() Mendicino then said that his office knew of the impending transfer since March, but that information wasn’t passed on to him. Most recently, Mendicino claimed no knowledge of plans to transfer serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security facility, despite Correctional Service of Canada officials informing his office of the move on two separate occasions. Since taking on the role in 2021, Mendicino found himself at the centre of a number of controversies and gaffes. But Marco Medicino had a habit of it, which likely explains why he wasn’t just shuffled out of his public safety role, but out of cabinet entirely. Certain ministers weren’t helping: With his popularity already in trouble, it was getting hard for Trudeau to afford having ministers making him look bad on a regular basis.He said the spring was especially hard on the Trudeau Liberals - particularly surrounding issues of foreign interference, housing and inflation - prompting the need to make dramatic changes. McGill political scientist Daniel Béland said he thinks the Liberals’ poor polling performance was absolutely a factor in Wednesday’s shuffle. The same poll suggests six in ten Canadians aren’t happy with a lack of transparency and accountability in government spending. Another Ipsos poll released July 19 suggests growing impatience with government finances, with over half of those polled saying Ottawa is overspending. Those numbers closely match the results of an Ipsos poll conducted earlier this month, which put Conservative support at 37 per cent and Liberal support at 32 per cent. That represents a four-per-cent increase from last month for the CPC, and a one-per-cent loss for the Liberals. Thirty-eight per cent of respondents said they’d vote Conservative if an election were held today, compared to just 28 per cent who pledged to vote Liberal. In a poll released Wednesday by Abacus Data, Pierre Poilievre’s Tories show a 10-point lead over the Liberals. Pollsters show significant ground lost by the Liberals while the Conservatives surge. The Liberals’ popularity is sinking: Evidence is everywhere that Canadians are thinking seriously about changing government.Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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