Majority of Canadians currently disapprove of Justin Trudeau says new poll

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s rocky start to 2018 is reflected in the latest poll from the Angus Reid Institute.

The results suggest that if an election were held tomorrow, four-in-ten Canadians (40%) say they would vote for a Conservative Party candidate in their riding.

The Prime Minister’s trip to India last month was highly criticized and the government's latest budget, which predicted a deficit of $18.1 billion and offered no date for any return to balance, also contributed to the Liberals' woes.

The latest poll shows up to a ten-point gap between the Liberal and Conservative parties in vote intention, and the Conservatives, led by Andrew Scheer, would be in range to form a majority government.

The Conservative leader, who was elected to his party's helm last May, is seen as a stronger leader on issues such as crime, relations with the provinces, health care and the economy, the latter being the most important issue in Canada today to 26% of respondents.

However, despite the drop in Trudeau's approval rating, Scheer is still not considered the leader who would make the best prime minister.

The poll found 26% of respondents said Trudeau would make the best PM, while 22 opted for Scheer. Only 7% chose Singh.

The Tory leader also doesn't have the support of the majority of millennials, a key demographic that helped push the Liberals to a majority government in 2015, with 55% of the demographic saying they still approve of the PM.

ARI's survey was conducted online between March 6-15 among a sample of 5,423 Canadian adults.