John Ivison: All knives are out to pop the Liberals’ popularity bubble

Voters were dazzled by Progressive Conservative leader Kim Campbell in the first week of the 1993 general election, pushing her into an early lead. Yet by the end of the campaign, her support had halved and the party she led was reduced to just two MPs.

If people perceive that he hasn’t earned his mandate, or that he is too similar to Trudeau’s Liberals, Carney could yet see the lead he built so spectacularly disappear just as quickly.