I don’t think most Canadians are even fully aware of what’s going on today. And I don’t trust the pollsters.
Conducted by Ipsos-Reid for CTV and The Globe and Mail, the survey says a majority of Canadians (61 per cent) don’t believe the commission will get to the bottom of what actually happened to the millions in missing sponsorship funds.
Fifty-five per cent of self-identified Liberal supporters held this opinion.
Almost half of the Canadians polled (45 per cent) don’t think the potential cost of the inquiry, which commission officials estimate could reach $80 million, is worth it—even if it does find out what happened.
“A lot of Canadians who’ve been watching this are feeling pretty pessimistic and cynical about the whole process,” said Wright, Ipsos-Reid’s senior vice-president.
Those most likely to think the money isn’t being well-spent include residents of Ontario (47 per cent) and women (48 per cent compared to 42 per cent of men).
Canadians who think the money is being well-spent are most likely to be Bloc (69 per cent) or Conservative (66 per cent) supporters or residents of Atlantic Canada (59 per cent).
Four in ten (37 per cent) of those aware of the Gomery Commission believe that Justice Gomery has shown a bias toward Prime Minister Jean Chretien and has predetermined the commission’s outcome.
Half of those are in Quebec (47 per cent)—where the commission heads next.
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