As he falls back in the polls, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has found himself no longer the front-runner.
But far away from Ottawa, he spent his last day in Nunavut trailing behind a different kind of pack.
One made up of sled dogs.
Trudeau travelled to Iqaluit for the two-day trip this week to sign a historic land transfer agreement that gives Nunavut decision-making power over its lands, waters and resources.