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Canadians split on whether Canada should support Israel
Poll from Pallas Data shows notable divisions along partisan lines
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised this week to “bring Canadians together” on the Israel-Hamas war, but a new poll by Pallas Data reveals a clear divide over how Canada should respond as the Middle East violence threatens to escalate.
Read my column in Politico here.
It is interesting that you ignored the portion of the Mainstreet poll sent to you last week that had very different results, including the fact that 62% of Canadians supported their governments' position that Israel has the right to defend itself. I sent you an e mail about this data but you did not even reply to that.
In today's poll, you show less support among Conservatives than among Liberals. That simply does not make sense given the Conservative Party's strong defence of Israel since Stephen Harper was PM and even before that.