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The Ipsos poll, the latest of many, shows that this is not true.

Canadians believe Jody Wilson-Raybould over Justin Trudeau by a two-to-one margin.

An overwhelming majority, 82%, believe the RCMP needs to be called in to investigate, this includes 73% of Liberal voters.

On whether the PM has lost the moral authority to govern, 62% say yes compared to 38% who say no. Among Liberal voters, 32% says Trudeau has lost the moral authority to be PM.

On Trudeau resigning until an investigation has been completed, 51% of Canadians say yes, including 24% of Liberal voters.

The cracks in the Liberal coalition are many and they are deep.

Things are so bad that Trudeau forced his remaining cabinet members to put out statements of support for him and his leadership.

Ministers fanned out with statements of fealty on Twitter and in media appearances looking like cardinals bowing to kiss the ring of the Pope, or perhaps more appropriately, the ring of a Mafia Don.

Trudeau himself began cancelling public appearances on Monday.

He ditched a photo-op with a family which was part of a planned event to promote his carbon tax rebate in Mississauga.

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The PM did make a scheduled stop at a mining conference in Toronto where he appeared on stage for about 25 minutes to discuss industry issues but then he cancelled an event in Regina so that he could go back to Ottawa and deal with strategists and advisors on what to do next.

The itinerary posted to the PM’s website for Wednesday simply says “Private meetings.”

Perhaps he’ll be watching his longtime friend Gerry Butts testifying at the justice committee Wednesday before deciding what he needs to do next.

With two cabinet ministers down and a top advisor having left and looking appear before a Commons committee, anything could happen next.