Trudeau was just voted the worst modern Prime Minister by Canadians

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has hit a significant slump in popularity with the Canadian people and nothing proves that more than recent polling that found the Liberal Party leader was the worst Prime Minister of the modern era. 

Research & Co. released its latest polling results on the best and worst Canadian Prime Ministers since the late 1960s and Trudeau was voted the worst. However, there is one big caveat. Trudeau was also seen as one of the best, too. 

The survey polled 1,002 Canadians on who they thought were the best and worst Prime Ministers going all the way back to John Turner, which is how Trudeau was voted one of the best and the absolute worst PM in the same survey. Let’s look at the results. 

When it comes to the worst Prime Minister since the late 1960s, you already know who took the top spot: Justin Trudeau, and he did so with 38% of the vote. However, you may be surprised by which of the other 8 possible candidates took the number two spot on the worst list. 

Stephan Harper was Prime Minister just prior to Trudeau and the Liberals being voted into office and 16% of those surveyed thought he was the second worst Prime Minister since the late 1960s. Harper saw a one-point drop in that percentage since 2023. 

Vote Percentage: 7%

Difference from 2023: +2

Vote Percentage: 6%

Difference from 2023: -1

Vote Percentage: 3%

Difference from 2023: -3

Vote Percentage: 3%

Difference from 2023: no difference

Vote Percentage: 3%

Difference from 2023: no difference

Vote Percentage: 2% 

Difference from 2023: no difference

Vote Percentage: 2% 

Difference from 2023: +1

21% of those surveyed said they weren’t sure which Prime Minister since the late 1960s was the worst, which was a 4-point decrease from the percentage recorded in 2023. 

Now that we know which Prime Ministers were voted the worst, let's take a look at who was voted the best. Justin Trudeau’s father, Pierre Trudeau, took the top spot in this ranking with 18% of the votes, a 2-point decrease from 2023 survey results. 

Vote Percentage: 16%

Difference from 2023: -1

Vote Percentage: 15%

Difference from 2023: +7

Vote Percentage: 10%

Difference from 2023: -2

Vote Percentage: 9%

Difference from 2023: -2

Vote Percentage: 3%

Difference from 2023: +2

Vote Percentage: 2%

Difference from 2023: -1

Vote Percentage: 2%

Difference from 2023: no difference

Vote Percentage: 1%

Difference from 2023: -1

25% of those surveyed said they weren’t sure which Prime Minister since the late 1960s was the Best. This was a one-point decrease from the percentage recorded in 2023.

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