Nearly Half of Canadians Want a Federal Election in 2023: Poll

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers an address at the Laurier Club Holiday Event, an appreciation event for supporters of the Liberal Party of Canada, in Gatineau, Que., on Dec. 15, 2022. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Nearly half of Canadians say they want a federal election in 2023, a new poll finds, and a slim majority indicate that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should step down as Liberal leader in the new year.

Conducted by Ipsos on behalf of Global News, the poll shows that 49 percent of Canadians hope for a federal election next year, despite one not being legally mandated until 2025 and the NDP’s promise to keep the minority Liberal government in power so long as their “supply and confidence” agreement holds till then.