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Half Say They Disapprove of National Day of Remembrance
and Action on Islamophobia
Only one-sixth approve
Toronto, January
26th - In a random sampling of public
opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1408 Canadian voters, half (BTM2: 49%) say they would
disapprove of a national day of
remembrance and action on Islamophobia, with almost 4 in 10 (39%) saying they
strongly disapprove.
One-sixth (TOP2: 17%) say they would
approve of such a day, but few just under 1 in 10 (7%) say they strongly
approve.
One-quarter (26%) say they neither
approve nor disapprove, and about 1 in 10 (7%) say they do not know.
Respondents most likely to say they
disapprove (BTM2) include those aged 55-64 (57%), males (59%), the most wealthy
(59%), living in the prairies (MB/SK) (57%) or Alberta (55%), with a
college/university degree (51%) or post-graduate degree (52%) and supporting
the Conservatives (69%).
Respondents most likely to say they
approve (TOP2) include those aged 34 and younger (27%), the least wealthy
(26%), and supporters of the Liberals (28%) or NDP (26%).
“Currently there is a high level
of opposition to a National Islamophobia day, with most of those saying they
disapprove doing so strongly,” 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.
