Some Conservative supporters question whether the polls can be trusted

Olivia Stefanovich · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 10, 2025 6:48 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 infinitesimal ago

Outside of a normal centre wherever Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre held a rally successful Brampton, Ont., Wednesday evening, 2 of his supporters unfurled a agelong achromatic banner that read: "Do you judge the polls?"

"If he's not going to win, we're going to suffer Canada," said 1 of the supporters named Sarah, who didn't privation to springiness her past name, and wore a sweater with the aforesaid message.

"Look astatine the assemblage coming retired for Poilievre! We cannot judge the polls are right."

As of Thursday, CBC's Poll Tracker shows the Conservatives way the Liberals by much than six points nationally — a melodramatic reversal from the 20-point pb they held conscionable a fewer months ago. 

Some of Poilievre's supporters told CBC News they don't judge the information due to the fact that it doesn't bespeak the enthusiasm they spot astatine Poilievre's rallies, which person drawn the largest crowds of immoderate run truthful far.

Some supporters fishy a conspiracy

"It doesn't marque sense," said Paul, different protagonist who held the banner and besides didn't privation to stock his past name.

"They're trying to skew people's votes … however bash we cognize those polls aren't biased?"

Paul said the thought to question the polls started astir a java array with a tiny radical of Poilievre supporters. He said they program to question crossed the state starting Thursday to behaviour their ain unrecorded polls from rallies since they judge determination is simply a disconnect betwixt the momentum that they accidental they're witnessing connected the crushed and the results successful nationalist sentiment surveys.

Watch: Poilievre asked astir polls, accepting national predetermination result:

Poilievre was asked connected Thursday whether helium believes the polls and volition perpetrate to respecting the national predetermination results nary substance what the outcome.

"Yes, and that determination volition beryllium based connected whether aft a mislaid Liberal decennary of rising transgression and costs and a falling system nether America's thumb we tin trust, we tin afford, a 4th Liberal term," Poilievre said.

"Or whether we privation alteration with a caller Conservative authorities that volition axe taxes, physique homes, halt crime, unleash our resources truthful we tin bring location our jobs and basal up to Washington from a presumption of strength."

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, who is adjacent further down successful the polls and is astatine hazard of losing his ain seat, said helium would besides judge the results of the election.

But erstwhile it comes to the polls, Singh pointed retired that pollsters projected that the Ontario NDP would suffer enactment presumption during the February provincial election. The enactment formed the Official Opposition aft the ballots were counted.

"Of people I've got my doubts astir the mode that covers our support," Singh said. "Our enactment is not accurately being represented."

Liberal Leader Mark Carney laughed erstwhile helium was asked whether helium believed the polls and would judge the predetermination results.

"Of course. OK, this is Canada," Carney said, portion noting that the lone canvass that matters is the 1 that starts with beforehand voting and ends connected predetermination day.