Majority of Canadians Say Ottawa Mishandled Foreign Interference: Poll

Majority of Canadians Say Ottawa Mishandled Foreign Interference: Poll
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thumbs through the “First Report” by David Johnston, former special rapporteur on foreign Interference, during a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 23, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Matthew Horwood
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A new Nanos Research poll says the majority of Canadians believe the Liberal government bungled the response to allegations of Chinese interference in the country’s elections. A majority also said Canada should decrease its trade with China.

According to the June report commissioned by Bloomberg News, 33 percent of Canadians polled rated the Liberal government’s response to foreign interference as very poor, while 22 percent said the response had been poor. In comparison, 2 percent said the government that done a very good job, 12 percent said it had done a good job, and 24 percent said its response had been average.