The Numbers

Just how big is the Liberal lead, really?

July 30, 2026·45 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

New polls published over the last week agree that the Liberals are ahead — but are they ahead by a little, or by a lot?This week on The Numbers, we try to make some sense of differing poll numbers that aren’t all good news for Mark Carney (though they are mostly bad news for Pierre Poilievre). We also discuss the calling of three byelections in Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Beaches—East York and North Vancouver—Capilano. Plus, there’s a new poll out of Ontario that has Doug Ford frowning, and Philippe is back with The Quiz!The podcast will be taking a break next week. We’ll be back in two weeks!Did you miss our politics/astronomy quiz from earlier this week? You can join the Patreon and watch or listen to the episode here.https://thenumberspod.ca/posts/when-politics-165082595Looking for even more of The Numbers? If you join our Patreon and support this joint project of ours, you’ll get ad-free episodes every week, bonus episodes several times per month and access to our lively Discord. Join here! https://thenumberspod.ca/The bonus episodes are also available via an Apple Podcasts subscriptionYou can also watch this episode on YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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