Canadians shifting attention away from Ukraine, Conservative support waning: survey
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As the war in Ukraine approaches the two-year mark, Canadians' attention is plunging, as is support among Conservative voters, according to a new Angus Reid survey.
As the war in Ukraine approaches the two-year mark, Canadians' attention is plunging, as is support among Conservative voters, according to a new Angus Reid survey.
Since Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and at key points over the course of the conflict, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has vowed the Canadian government will be there to support Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for as long as it takes.
Though, it appears Canadians' backing of continued support for Ukraine is waning, with past Conservative voters driving a now-doubled sentiment among respondents that Canada is doing "too much" to assist.
According to an Angus Reid Institute survey of Canadians conducted last week, 25 per cent of those surveyed believe Canada is offering more than it should, up from 13 per cent who said the same in May 2022.
While support for Ukraine is on the decline among Canadians of all political affiliations, past Conservative ballot-casters are the most likely to say Canada should stay out of the war.
The number of Canadians who voted Conservative in the 2021 federal election who say Canada has done too much has risen from 19 to 43 per cent between May 2022 and now, the survey found.
Digging down further into the sentiment among Conservatives, the Angus Reid report notes that the growing resistance to supporting Ukraine among Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's base has "coincided with the questions and speculation surrounding the party, and leader's, official position on the war."
