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As incoming prime minister Justin Trudeau gets ready to unveil his first cabinet on Wednesday, a new poll shows lukewarm support for some of the Liberal party’s key campaign promises.

More Canadians oppose than support the Liberals’ pledge to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by the new year. Same goes for their plan to roll back the Conservative government’s increase to the Tax-Free Savings Account contribution limit.

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“There is actually a great deal of belief in this incoming prime minister. People believe in him, they’re excited about him. (But) on specific policy issues they’re much more milquetoast,” said Shachi Kurl, senior vice-president at the Angus Reid Institute, which carried out the poll.

“It’s like a road trip. They like the destination, but they may not like all the gas station pit stops along the way.”

On the Liberals’ ambitious plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by Jan. 1, a slim majority — 51 per cent — of respondents said they oppose the idea, while 39 per cent said they support it.