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Liberals Lead Conservatives 46%-33% as Poilievre Pushes Unity

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC · How we work

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Pierre Poilievre led a Conservative caucus strategy session in Penticton, B.C., while the party trails Liberals in polls.
Polling aggregator 338 Canada shows Liberals at 46 % support and Conservatives at 33 %.
Abacus Data found 80 % of Canadians favor deeper cooperation with the European Union.
Among Conservative voters, 69 % support EU cooperation versus 92 % of Liberal voters.
Alberta will hold a secession referendum within a month, testing Poilievre’s unity message.

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Story summary

Pierre Poilievre led a Conservative caucus strategy session in Penticton, B.C., while the party trails Liberals in polls.
Polling aggregator 338 Canada shows Liberals at 46 % support and Conservatives at 33 %.
Abacus Data found 80 % of Canadians favor deeper cooperation with the European Union.
Among Conservative voters, 69 % support EU cooperation versus 92 % of Liberal voters.
Alberta will hold a secession referendum within a month, testing Poilievre’s unity message.