That is reasonable, and why I conceded the point. Unfortunately, I cannot remember where the notion got into my head, and it's a bigger pain then it might seem trawling search results to find current articles with peak approval for both men.

Actually.. Wikipedia to the rescue!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_rankings_of_prime_m...

  Highest approval rating
  1. Mark Carney — 67% (June 2025)
  2. Jean Chrétien — 66% (September 1994)
  3. Justin Trudeau — 65% (September 2016)

I'm sorry spark advocacy doesn't qualify as a good source (that's wikipedias source).

Then I concede a second time. Please pretend I originally wrote just 'Carney is popular enough that the opposition can use what help they can get'

I'm not an expert on Canadian pollsters, and poll numbers are not a subject of debate for which I have much enthusiasm.