OTTAWA — A new poll from Abacus Data shows Canadians have completely changed their view of the federal government’s performance in the wake of former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement inJanuary.

In just three months, the number of Canadians who disapprove of the federal government’s performance has fallen by 40 percentage points. It explains why the Liberals have undergone a historic polling resurgence as the federal election campaign kicks off this week, with voters appearing to have granted the party a clean slate with new leader Mark Carney.