Majority of Canadians Opposed to Pro-Palestinian Encampments on Campuses: Poll

Majority of Canadians Opposed to Pro-Palestinian Encampments on Campuses: Poll
Protesters gather in an encampment set up on the University of Toronto campus in Toronto on Thursday, May 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Jennifer Cowan
Updated:
0:00

While pro-Palestinian encampments have been popping up at university campuses across the country this spring, fewer than one-third of Canadians support the demonstrations, according to a national poll.

Forty-eight percent of Canadians polled by Leger this month said they are opposed to the encampments erected in support of Palestine, compared to the 31 percent who support them. Another 21 percent of those surveyed were unsure or had no opinion.