OTTAWA — Nearly half of Canadians think Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is staying on as Liberal leader, despite his party lagging far behind Conservatives in polls, simply because he likes being prime minister, according to a new survey.

Respondents to a <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;new Postmedia-Leger poll &quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://leger360.com/federal-voting-intentions-may-2024/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://leger360.com/federal-voting-intentions-may-2024/" target="_blank">new Postmedia-Leger poll </a>&nbsp;were asked whether they thought Trudeau was staying because he wanted to implement new policies, because he wanted to face off against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, because he didn’t think his party had any better options or whether he just liked his job.

Only 23 per cent of respondents in a poll believe Trudeau’s claim that he won't quit because “he has more policies he wants to implement."{ai:summary}<p>Canadians suspect Trudeau clings to power for personal enjoyment. Postmedia-Leger poll reveals doubts on his leadership motive. #politics</p>

Nearly half of Canadians think Trudeau is staying on for selfish reasons: poll

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