Remember when Justin Trudeau was voted Canada's worst Prime Minister in modern history?

Two months before Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau announced his plan to resign from office, he was voted the worst Prime minister of Canada since the 1960s.

Trudeau had become more unpopular than ever among Canadians, but polling results published by Research Co. in September 2024 revealed the true extent of his decline in the eyes of the country. 

Research Co. released its latest polling results on the best and worst Canadian Prime Ministers since the late 1960s and Trudeau was voted the worst. However, there was one big caveat. Trudeau was also seen as one of the country's best Prime Ministers, too. 

The poll surveyed 1,002 Canadians on who they thought were the best and worst Prime Ministers going all the way back to John Turner in the 1960s, which was how Trudeau was voted both one of the best and the worst Canadian PMs in the same survey. Let’s look at the results. 

When it came to the worst Canadian Prime Minister since the late 1960s, you already know who took the top spot: Justin Trudeau, who took the title with 38% of the vote. However, you may be surprised by the other 8 possible candidates and their positions in the ranking. 

Stephan Harper was Prime Minister prior to Trudeau and 16% of those surveyed thought he was the second worst Canadian PM since the late 1960s. Harper saw a one-point drop in his percentage since 2023. Let's look at how the others faired. 

Vote Percentage: 7%

Difference from 2023: +2

Vote Percentage: 6%

Difference from 2023: -1

Vote Percentage: 3%

Difference from 2023: -3

Vote Percentage: 3%

Difference from 2023: no difference

Vote Percentage: 3%

Difference from 2023: no difference

Vote Percentage: 2% 

Difference from 2023: no difference

Vote Percentage: 2% 

Difference from 2023: +1

21% of those surveyed said they weren’t sure which Prime Minister had been the worst since the late 1960s, which was a 4-point decrease from the percentage recorded in 2023. 

Now that we know which Canadian Prime Ministers were voted the worst, let's take a look at who was voted the best. Justin Trudeau’s father, Pierre Trudeau, took the top spot in this ranking with 18% of the votes, a 2-point decrease from 2023 survey results. 

Vote Percentage: 16%

Difference from 2023: -1

Vote Percentage: 15%

Difference from 2023: +7

Vote Percentage: 10%

Difference from 2023: -2

Vote Percentage: 9%

Difference from 2023: -2

Vote Percentage: 3%

Difference from 2023: +2

Vote Percentage: 2%

Difference from 2023: -1

Vote Percentage: 2%

Difference from 2023: no difference

Vote Percentage: 1%

Difference from 2023: -1

25% of those surveyed said they weren’t sure which Prime Minister since the late 1960s was the Best. This was a one-point decrease from the percentage recorded in 2023.

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