Minority
support Iraq mission
Few approve of extending mission to Syria
TORONTO March 31st,
2015 - Just
4-in-10 express approval for our mission in Iraq (39%), while disapproval is
common to almost half (48%). One sixth don’t have an opinion (14%). Approval is
highest among males (47%), in Alberta (48%) and among Conservatives (71%). This
stands in comparison to November, 2014, when the mission was in its infancy,
and two thirds gave it their support (66%), while 3-in-10 did not (30%).
Few approve of extending mission to Syria
The
majority of Canadian voters oppose extending our mission into Syria (55%), and
this is especially the case among the youngest (61%), the least wealthy (65%),
in Atlantic Canada (65%), among Liberals (65%) and New Democrats (72%) and
among the best educated (post grad (62%). Just one third approve of the mission
extension (32%), especially among males (41%) in Alberta (41%) and among
Conservative voters (62%).
"Before our mission started,
support was high, but now it has waned, possibly due to the unfortunate death
of Sergeant Doiron. With an election approaching, this issue will be test of
who the true Conservative believers are," said Forum Research President, Dr. Lorne
Bozinoff.
Lorne
Bozinoff, Ph.D. is the president and founder of Forum Research. He can be
reached at lbozinoff@forumresearch.com or at (416)
960-9603.
