New Ipsos polling conducted for Global News reveals 61 per cent of Canadians disapprove of the U.S. military action against Iran.
Only one in four (23 per cent) Canadians approve (eight per cent strongly approve, 15 per cent somewhat approve), while 16 per cent are unsure either way.
Forty-two per cent were found to strongly disapprove, while 19 per cent somewhat disapprove.
The polling also reflects worries about potential Canadian involvement, with 66 per cent “expressing fear that Canada will be pulled into this war and the lives of our soldiers will be at risk.”
Thirty-two per cent think the war in Iran will be over in a couple of months, with 41 per cent disagreeing and 28 per cent not sure either way.
Fifty-four per cent of Canadians support “using diplomacy with the U.S., Israel, Iran, and other countries to try to de-escalate the situation,” alongside 51 per cent who are opposed to “providing military support to assist the U.S. in its fight against Iran.”
How do Canadians view Carney's handling of Iran war?
Forty-one per cent of Canadians believe that Carney is doing a “good job” in his handling of the war, while 22 per cent state that he has done a “bad job.” Twenty-five per cent remain neutral.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters during his trip to Australia that “one can never categorically rule out participation,” with respect to the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
Conservatives called for “a parliamentary debate before any sort of Canadian military deployment” the day after Carney’s comments.
“It should be up to Parliament itself to say yea or nay on whether or not we’re ever going to be deploying our troops into a conflict,” Conservative defence critic James Bezan told reporters on March 5 in Ottawa.
That means deployments of the Canadian military are ultimately decisions made by the prime minister and cabinet of the day.
As well, 64 per cent of Canadians say U.S. President Donald Trump has done a “bad job,” while only 14 per cent would endorse his performance.
In addition, six in 10 (59 per cent) Canadians say Trump is “too willing to use military force to advance U.S. interests.”
Eight in 10 Canadians concerned about economic impact of the war
Forty-seven per cent of Canadians were found to be “very concerned” about the Canadian economy and the impact of the war with Iran.
The poll also found that Canadians are “very concerned” about the price of gas (53 per cent) and the price of crude oil (42 per cent).
Only four per cent of surveyed Canadians were found to be “not concerned at all” about the Canadian economy, with seven per cent also “not concerned at all” about the price of gas and crude oil.
… I’m not buying it.
Who are these 64%,these poles are done in groups that favor of the people doing the pole,4 that reason I don’t believe in then.As far as the wars around the world,I couldn’t care less,it doesn’t do anything for Canadians,besides eat up my taxes and yours.Those taxes are for Canada,not anywhere else,so F–k other countries,that’s their problem,we have a lot of problems here that need that money 1st
Not hard to get a 61% number vote against the war when more than half the Canadian population is Muslims…no faith in global news anymore , plus Canadian opinion mean nothing , as they already have conquered this country.
Why are Canadian soldiers operating 10,000 km from the nearest Canadian shore? These soldiers work for “National Defence”, right? Canada should be more concened about its neighbours to the north and south, than those living in the Middle East or Asia.
This poll seems to suggest that 22% of Canadians are MAGA supporters. Yikes!
61% of Canadians are idiots.
In which neighborhood was this poll taken? We are not Canadians anymore but a country with a lot of different nationalities that want to fight each other.
No one really cares what canadians think. Their opinion is moot.
PP would had gone to war. Canadians boots on the ground, cannon flogger for Trump’s Christian Crusade III.
not our war, we should remain uninvolved, simple as that
Real ashole commenters on here, folks
After Carney flub on having 13days to mention the Missile that missed our Canadian troops but decided now to cough it up is a joke and embarrassment to our soldiers and country.. as for Canadians opinion on this.. I just assumed they haven’t bin given the full story from the media to decide with all the facts present.. cuz you know..Orangeman bad!
Who cares?
Their options won’t make a difference one way or another; everyone knows the last think the Liberals do is listen to what Canadians want.
61 percent. That’s close to the same support for Carney.
Well, Canadians are known for their kindness, not their intelligence ,so that explains it .
So do all of those 61% approve of Iran’s atrocious cival rights record fot the past 30 years that diplomacy didn’t stop ?
It is a just war but for the wrong cause. The US should not be supporting Israel as they do, either economically or militarily. Their relationship has been a net loss to the US for years in both personnel, assets, and world respect.
Do people disagree with the war or just disagree with Trump?
Oh jeez, another ” random” poll….54% approve of diplomacy with Iran? Too late!
For better or worse it’s on now, a whole new generation of hatred toward the west has been instigated, not that it needed it.