Majority of Canadians Believe Canada Was Right to Detain Huawei Executive, Poll Shows

Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, right, arrives at a parole office with a member of her private security detail in Vancouver, on Dec. 12, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

TORONTO—More than eight in ten Canadians have a negative impression of the Chinese regime and more than half believe Canada was right to detain a high-level Huawei executive for possible extradition to the United States, according to a Nanos survey released on Jan. 9.

The survey also found that a majority of Canadians say they have a negative or somewhat negative impression of the Chinese regime and telecom giant Huawei, and over one in two think China poses a major national security threat to Canada.