As Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government embarks on its first full parliamentary session, Canadians are sending a clear message: The honeymoon is over and we need to see more results.

“The fall will be critical,” wrote David Coletto, chief executive of polling firm Abacus Data in a recent report. “Canadians need to see and feel momentum, on prices at the grocery store, on rent and mortgage relief, on the basics of economic security. Otherwise, the alignment Carney has built could turn into frustration, and then disillusionment.”

According to a recent Postmedia-Leger poll, the Liberals still lead the Conservatives by nine points (47 per cent compared to 38 per cent), but satisfaction with the Carney government has been slipping since July.

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