Mon Jun 5, 2023 – 9:24 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — Only one in four Canadians have confidence in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ‘special rapporteur’ David Johnston, who was tasked with investigating China interference in Canadian elections.
According to a Leger poll, a majority of Canadians doubt Johnston’s credibility and demand he be replaced.
Only 27% of the 1,531 Canadians polled in an online survey running May 27-29 considered Johnston’s report to be “rigorous impartial work” or to contain “foreign policy expertise.”
On the other hand, 33% thought the former governor general’s report was not grounded in sufficient expertise or impartiality, and 40% were either unsure or did not know.
Twenty-five percent thought Johnston’s report would change the way the federal government ran elections, 25% were unsure, and 50% believed it would not “change anything.”
Furthermore, the poll revealed that Canadians are concerned about China’s influence and activities in Canada, with 69% expressing concern over Chinese’s interference in elections, 16% unconcerned and 15% unsure.
Canadians also voiced a lack of confidence in the way the Trudeau government handled the issue. Forty-seven percent found the issue to be handled either poorly or very poorly. Twenty-four percent thought it
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