RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Finally over $3 But neither the federal Liberals nor any other level of government should take this as a sign of support for their management of the blockades, as a slim majority of Canadians (54 per cent) say they are “ashamed” of how politicians have let the protests get out of hand, according to data collected by Maru Public Opinion.
“The backdrop of all this is an encampment, a siege (in Ottawa) and the impotency of the Ottawa police and the politicians … to make this go away,” says the polling company’s executive vice president, John Wright.
“We’re seeing support for the Act, but it’s fuelled by the sense of wanting to accomplish an end to this,” he added. “Whatever is done will be worn by the prime minister.”
The poll surveyed 1,518 Canadian adults via an online panel between Feb. 15 and 16, right as Trudeau’s government announced it was invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time in history to help authorities clear out Freedom Convoy blockades.