Majority Think Federal Motion M103 Needs Work

Four-in-ten think the specific focus on one religion should be removed, three-in-ten think it should mention all religions

Toronto, March 12th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1,340 Canadian voters, (40%) think the motion put forward by a Federal Liberal MP should remove the focus on one specific religion from it, (31%) respond that all religions should be mentioned in the motion, and only (14%) say that the motion should be left as is. (15%) say they do not know.

Respondents most likely to say that the focus on one specific religion should be removed from M103 include those aged 35-44 (45%), 55-64 (42%), earning $60,000-$80,000 (50%), living in Alberta (48%), and Conservative supporters (46%). Those with a college or university degree (42%), a post-graduate degree (41%), or with some college or university (39%), all favour the removal of the focus of one religion from the motion.

Those most likely to say that all religions should be mentioned in the motion include those aged 65 and over (36%), the least wealthy (42%) or earning $80,000-$100,000 (41%), from Québec (36%) or Ontario (33%), and the least educated (36%).

Those most likely to say the motion should be left alone include those earning $40,000-$60,000 (20%) and that support the NDP (24%).

“More than 7-in-10 favour amending this motion in some way; even 71% of Liberal supporters would see revisions to it. The Liberals seem adamant they support it as is, however, and it remains to be seen what effect, if any, this issue will have on their ballot support in the future,” said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, President of Forum Research.

Lorne Bozinoff, Ph.D. is the president and founder of Forum Research. He can be reached at lbozinoff@forumresearch.com or at (416) 960-9603.