Almost 50% Disapprove of No
Police Float in Pride Parade
Only 21% approve
Toronto, March 16th
– In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 966
Toronto voters, just under half (48%) say they disapprove of the fact the
Toronto Police won’t have a float in this year’s Pride parade. 2-in-10 (21%)
approve of the lack of police float; (27%) have no opinion, and (4%) don’t
know.
Those most likely to
disapprove include respondents aged 35 and over (35-44: 51%), (45-54: 50%),
(55-64: 50%), (65+: 49%), earning $60,000 or more ($60,000-$80,000: 57%),
($80,000-$100,000: 59%), ($100,000-$250,000: 58%), with a college or university
degree (53%), and supporting the PC (55%) or Liberal (52%) parties.
Those most likely to
approve include those aged 34 or less (26%), the least wealthy (30%) or earning
$20,000-$40,000 (27%), and living in the former City of Toronto (27%).
“That the Toronto
police won’t have a float in this year’s pride parade is unpopular; in fact, almost
fifty-percent of everyone over the age of 34 disapproves. That’s a really broad
spectrum of Toronto residents who would prefer the police have a presence in
this year’s parade,” said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, President of Forum Research.
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.
