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Trudeau’s Immigration Crackdown Fails to Revive His Slumping Support, Poll Says

  • Canada prime minister limits arrivals, halts population gains
  • 68% said plan had no impact or negative impact on view of PM

Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister.

Photographer: David Kawai/Bloomberg
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Canadians broadly support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to drastically slash immigration targets, but the move has done little to boost his waning popularity, a new poll suggests.

Despite three in four respondents agreeing with the immigration reduction, just over half said it has no impact on their impressions of Trudeau, according to a survey by Nanos Research Group for Bloomberg News. Some 17% stated it negatively affected their opinion of the prime minister, while 28% reported a positive impact.