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Canadian PM sets sights on fourth election fight with Cabinet refresh

31 July 2023 15:40 (UTC +04:00)

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made massive changes to his cabinet last week in a move political analysts say is more theater than substance, but the Liberal leader's close advisers say it shows his determination to seek a fourth election victory, APA reports citing Reuters.

With a string of recent polls showing the left-leaning Liberals trailing their right-of-center Conservative rivals after almost eight years in power, Trudeau changed or shifted three-quarters of his cabinet.

A cost-of-living crisis, a sharp rise in interest rates, and a chronic housing shortage have given the opposition Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre ammunition to attack Trudeau, accusing him of feeding price increases with profligate government spending, calling it "Justin-flation."

Poilievre's blows are leaving a mark. An Abacus Data survey published on Wednesday showing a 38% to 28% lead in public support for the Conservatives, enough to ensure their victory was an election held now. Other polls have shown a more narrow difference between the two parties.