'Just not ready' Trudeau ad may be getting to voters, poll suggests

A Conservative Party campaign ad that asserts Justin Trudeau is "just not ready" to be prime minister has been running on television and the web for months now, and according to a Forum Research poll, the idea may be sticking.

According to the poll, nearly half of the 1,384 peoplesurveyed, 47 per cent,believe he's not ready for the job, while 39 per cent believe that he is.

Forum attributes this result toConservative advertising, arguing that despite his experience in Parliament, the ads have people doubting.

"It appears that the relentless onslaught of one-message TV ads has had its desired effect. Despite serving eight years in Parliament, as his party's critic for citizenship and immigration, and post-secondary education, and being leader for more than twoyears, Justin Trudeau is branded as 'not being ready.'" said Lorne Bozinoff, president of Forum in a statement.

The piece of advertising at the centre of this claim shows a group ofinterviewersattempting to assess if the Liberal leaderhas all the skills for a job based on his resum. At the end of the ad the managers decide that heis "just not ready."

NDP Leader TomMulcairhad better luck in the poll, with47 per centbelievinghe is ready to be prime minister, the same amount who sawTrudeauas unfit.

Conservative LeaderStephen Harper fared the worst, as the vast majority of those surveyed, 69 per cent,believed he had been prime minister for too long.

The poll was conducted from Aug. 30 to Sept. 1. The results are considered accurate within three percentage points 19 times out of 20.

In July,Forum Researchposted that the ad was having the opposite effect, however, as32 per cent who had seen the ad said they were more likely to vote for the Liberals.

Regardless of whether it has had a definitive impact on the way people perceiveTrudeau, the phrase "just not ready" has embedded itself into the minds ofCanadians.

Whether they see the ad as annoying,

to the point of convincing them to vote for Trudeau

It's been used to taunt the Yankees and Blue Jaysduring Trudeau's visit.

Some have come up with justifiable reasons for the claim

Or even a legitimate criticism.

Trudeau's tried to argue he is ready.

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It'sbeen used against Mulcair

But now he's saying he's readytoo.

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If you start seeing the phraseeverywhere don't worry

Because there's analternative from south of the border.