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Justin Trudeau heads into the winter break, like Marley’s ghost, dragging behind him the chains he’s forged in office.

For the first time in his “Sunny Ways” mandate, Trudeau’s approval ratings have slipped below 50%, according to a new poll from Angus Reid Institute.

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And a growing number of Canadians – after just two years – say it’s time for change in Ottawa.

Our PM’s declining popularity is without doubt a reflection of a series of blunders, scandals and bad decisions.

The ongoing demonization and attack on small business, by his government and Finance Minister Bill Morneau as tax cheats who use accounting “schemes” to avoid paying their fair share of income tax.

Meanwhile, Trudeau and his finance minister both employed tax loopholes to protect their own considerable fortunes and Morneau has been embroiled in an ongoing ethics investigation and conflict allegations.

Trudeau’s tax collectors went after the company discounts some working people get – free meals for restaurant staff, discount clothes for clerks who work in retail stores.