I heard a poll quoted on the radio yesterday of Canadians who favoured abolishment by 52% to 37%for monarchists. ( I guess the rest don't even give a shit)
Who put out this poll and how recent was it?
According to a Forum poll done in January 2012;
There's an even split among Canadians on whether to abolish the monarchy, according a new survey.
Forum Research released data Wednesday showing 43 per cent of respondents were in favour of abolishing the monarchy after Queen Elizabeth II dies, 43 per cent were against it and the remaining 14 per cent had no specific opinion.
Some notable differences were seen among people from different regions and between those of different political stripes. For instance, 67 per cent of Quebec respondents favoured abolition. That was down to 39 per cent in Ontario, 35 per cent on the Prairies, 30 per cent in British Columbia and 28 per cent in the Atlantic provinces.
"In Quebec, of course, the monarchy has never been that popular," said Lorne Bozinoff, president of Forum Research. "The monarchy has always been popular in the Atlantic, and still is, as well as the Prairies."
Not surprisingly, Bloc Québécois supporters were most supportive of abolition at 71 per cent. New Democratic supporters were the next most likely to answer this way at 49 per cent. It was 41 per cent among Liberal backers, and 37 per cent for those supporting the Conservatives.
Bozinoff said those who support the monarchy tend to have stronger feelings about it than those who support its abolition. An example of this, he said, is the fact that, according to a report in London's Guardian newspaper, two anonymous Canadians have contributed $12 million toward a new yacht for the Queen to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee.
Bozinoff said with a majority of Tory supporters - 53 per cent - saying they were opposed to abolishing the monarchy, it could explain some of the federal government's recent moves, such as reinstating the term "Royal" in the Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Canadian Navy, and putting more pictures of the Queen in government buildings. "That's because that's where (the Tories') base is," Bozinoff said. "Otherwise you would say, 'Where does this issue even come from?'"
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