Following the recent U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, a brand new poll suggests almost a 3rd of Canadians say america might attempt “direct motion” to take control of Canada.
It suggests one-in-five Americans think the identical.
The poll, which was conducted online and may’t be assigned a margin of error, surveyed 1,540 Canadians between Jan. 9 and Jan. 11.
The poll suggests many Canadians imagine the U.S. likely will try and take control of other countries in the long run, including Greenland, Cuba, Colombia, Panama, Iran and Canada.
When asked to rate the likelihood of a U.S. attempt at direct motion to take control of varied countries in the long run, 31 per cent of Canadian respondents said america likely will attempt direct motion to take over Canada.
One other 55 per cent said such motion was likely in Greenland, 51 per cent said the U.S. will probably intervene in Cuba, 47 per cent said it could go after Colombia, 47 per cent cited Panama and 36 per cent predicted American intervention in Iran.
The poll, which also surveyed 1,011 American respondents, also suggests 20 per cent of Americans think the U.S. government might attempt direct motion to take control of Canada in the long run.
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Greater than half of Canadians surveyed think the American intervention in Venezuela violated the country’s sovereignty and sets a foul precedent.
Asked whether or not they agreed with certain statements, 53 per cent of Canadian respondents said they felt the U.S. intervention “ultimately was a foul thing since it is a serious violation of a rustic’s sovereignty and sets a terrible precedent for other countries to do the identical. International order is threatened.”
The survey reports one other 23 per cent of Canadian respondents said the U.S. operation “ultimately was thing as (Venezuelan President Nicolas) Maduro was a corrupt dictator and his government was hurting atypical Venezuelans. With him gone there may be a likelihood for a greater government.”
The poll suggests that nearly two-thirds of Canadians have followed developments involving the U.S. and Venezuela closely, while 35 per cent haven’t.
Andrew Enns, Leger’s executive vice-president for Central Canada, told The Canadian Press that the older generation is probably the most “caught up” within the situation.
The poll suggests 77 per cent of Canadians aged 55 and older are following the developments closely, compared with 55 per cent of individuals aged 35 to 54 and 60 per cent of individuals aged 18 to 34.
“It type of keeps those embers of patriotism and that ‘defend Canada’ burning pretty strong, which I believe is useful for the prime minister and his government right now,” Enns said.
A majority of Canadians — 56 per cent — said the U.S. military operation in Venezuela has worsened their impression of the U.S. government.
Nine per cent of Canadian respondents said it has improved their impression of the federal government, while 21 per cent said their opinion hasn’t modified.
Enns said in the present environment, Canadians’ opinions of the American government usually are not “very high to start with” so “it doesn’t take much.”
The poll suggests 37 per cent of respondents within the U.S. reported the military operation worsened their impression of their government, while 20 per cent said it improved their impression and 27 per cent said their impression of the federal government had not modified.
Just below 40 per cent of American respondents said the U.S. intervention was a foul thing since it violated Venezuela’s sovereignty, while 35 per cent said it was thing.
The poll suggests nearly two-thirds of Canadians imagine the U.S. intervened primarily to achieve control of Venezuela’s oil reserves, while 13 per cent said it was to bring Maduro before a court of law to account for his crimes and 7 per cent said it was to revive democracy in Venezuela.
“It’s interesting times for Canadians. They’re unsure what to anticipate,” Enns said.
The polling industry’s skilled body, the Canadian Research Insights Council, says online surveys can’t be assigned a margin of error because they don’t randomly sample the population.
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