Justin Trudeau is both the most unpopular and one of the most popular prime ministers of Canada

Justin Trudeau is most often named the worst prime minister of the past 55 years, according to a poll of 1,000 adult Canadians conducted by Research Co. At the same time, his father, Pierre Trudeau, is the most popular.

30% of respondents consider the current prime minister the worst among recent prime ministers, while his predecessor Stephen Harper came in second place. Harper was named the worst by 18% of respondents.

Pierre Trudeau was named the best prime minister since 1968 by 20 percent of Canadians, the highest number ever. In a similar poll in 2022, Trudeau Sr. scored one percent less. On the other hand, Justin Trudeau was named the best by 11% of respondents, placing him in the honorable fourth place in the list of the best prime ministers of half a century.

The poll also found that while 18% think Harper is the worst prime minister, 17% called him the best. In Alberta, his popularity is particularly strong.

"More than a third of Albertans (36 per cent) believe Stephen Harper has been Canada’s best recent prime minister. Pierre Trudeau fares best in British Columbia (27 per cent), Ontario (23 per cent) and Atlantic Canada (22 per cent)," shared the president of Research Co. in a press release.

In already mentioned Atlantic Canada 32% of respondents called Harper the worst head of government in the last 55 years.

Justin Trudeau's negative rating in Alberta is as high as 45% and 36% in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Overall, the list of the most popular heads of government over the past 55 years is as follows:

1. Pierre Trudeau — 20%;

2. Stephen Harper — 17%;

3. Jean Chretien — 11%

4. Justin Trudeau — 11%;

5. Brian Mulrooney — 8%;

6. Paul Martin — 3%;

7. Joe Clark — 2%;

8. John Turner — 1%;

9. Kim Campbell — 1%.

And the list of the most unpopular prime ministers turned out like this:

1. Justin Trudeau — 30%;

2. Stephen Harper — 18%;

3. Kim Campbell, 7%;

4. Brian Mulrooney — 6%;

5. Pierre Trudeau — 5%;

6. Jean Chretien — 3%;

7. Joe Clark — 3%;

8. Paul Martin — 2%;

9. John Turner — 1%.

The poll also discussed 10 different politicians who have served as leaders of the official opposition in Ottawa over the past 50 years. 48% of respondents said former New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton would have made a "very good" or "good" prime minister. Among the older generation (over 55), 61% of respondents held that view.

In addition, 5 former opposition leaders received favorable ratings from more than 1 in 5 Canadians: former Reform Party leader Preston Manning (28%), former Progressive Conservative leader Robert Stanfield (27%), former New Democratic Party leader Tom Mulcair (27%), and former Conservative Party leaders Andrew Scheer and Erin O'Toole — 22% each.

Lower in the polls are former Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff (19%), Stockwell Day (also 19%), former interim Conservative Party leader Rona Ambrose (18%) and former Liberal Party leader Stéphane Dion (18%).