Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberals have been enjoying a political honeymoon for a while. Virtually every party, leader and government experiences this for a few months, and sometimes up to a year. The polls mostly work in their favour. Policies and ideas are usually viewed favourably. They can seemingly do no wrong in people’s eyes.

The one constant about political honeymoons? They always come to an end. There’s an early sign that Carney’s honeymoon period is about to come to a close, too.

Last Sunday, Abacus Data released a poll conducted between Aug. 15 and 19 showing that Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives have “pulled slightly ahead in national vote intention for the first time in months.” The Conservatives sat at 41 per cent, just slightly ahead of the Liberals’ 39 per

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