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Majority of Canadians oppose Trudeau’s plan to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees over in just six weeks: poll

Aileen Donnelly | November 18, 2015 2:29 PM ET
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AP Photo/Santi PalaciosA Syrian woman holds her baby after their arrival on a small boat from the Turkish coast on the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos Monday, Nov. 16, 2015.
More than half of Canadians oppose the government’s plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees in the next six weeks, and the most common complaint is that there isn’t enough time, a new poll shows.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reaffirmed his ambitious election promise on Tuesday after several municipal and provincial leaders suggested he was more concerned with speed than security.
“We continue to be very much committed to keeping Canadians safe while we do the right thing to engage responsibly on this humanitarian crisis,” Trudeau said.
Angus Reid
But less than half of Canadians (42 per cent) either moderately or strongly support the Liberal government’s plan to bring 25,000 refugees over by Jan. 1, 2016, while 54 per cent moderately or strongly oppose it, according to an Angus Reid Institute poll conducted three days after terrorist attacks killed 129 people in Paris. Another five per cent are undecided.
Of those who oppose the Liberal government’s refugee plan, the majority (53 per cent) cite tight timelines as their main concern, saying they fear it’s too short to allow for appropriate security checks. Another ten per cent think 25,000 refugees is just too many, while eight per cent say the plan is too expensive. The Liberal government has not released details of their plan, including how they will get the refugees to Canada and how much it will cost.
Almost one-third (29 per cent) of those who oppose the Liberal plan say Canada should not take in any refugees. That’s about 16 per cent of all respondents who want to close the nation’s borders to all Syrians.
Support for Trudeau’s plan is lowest in Alberta (33 per cent) and highest in Atlantic Canada (50 per cent).
Canadians between 18 and 34 are the only age group that has more people who support the plan (50 per cent) versus oppose it (44 per cent).
Angus Reid
Public opinion has changed only slightly in the wake of the attacks allegedly carried out by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists. At the end of last month, another Angus Reid poll found that 51 per cent of Canadians opposed the refugee plan, while 39 per cent said they support it. That survey showed that the refugee plan was the second-most-opposed part of the Liberal platform.
The online survey of 1,503 Canadians — a representative randomized sample drawn from members of the Angus Reid Forum — was conducted on Nov. 16. A probability sample of this size carries a margin of error of plus-or-minus 2.5 per cent, 19 times out of 20.
Aileen Donnelly | November 18, 2015 2:29 PM ET
More from Aileen Donnelly | @aileendonnelly

AP Photo/Santi PalaciosA Syrian woman holds her baby after their arrival on a small boat from the Turkish coast on the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos Monday, Nov. 16, 2015.
More than half of Canadians oppose the government’s plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees in the next six weeks, and the most common complaint is that there isn’t enough time, a new poll shows.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reaffirmed his ambitious election promise on Tuesday after several municipal and provincial leaders suggested he was more concerned with speed than security.
“We continue to be very much committed to keeping Canadians safe while we do the right thing to engage responsibly on this humanitarian crisis,” Trudeau said.

Angus Reid
But less than half of Canadians (42 per cent) either moderately or strongly support the Liberal government’s plan to bring 25,000 refugees over by Jan. 1, 2016, while 54 per cent moderately or strongly oppose it, according to an Angus Reid Institute poll conducted three days after terrorist attacks killed 129 people in Paris. Another five per cent are undecided.
Of those who oppose the Liberal government’s refugee plan, the majority (53 per cent) cite tight timelines as their main concern, saying they fear it’s too short to allow for appropriate security checks. Another ten per cent think 25,000 refugees is just too many, while eight per cent say the plan is too expensive. The Liberal government has not released details of their plan, including how they will get the refugees to Canada and how much it will cost.
Almost one-third (29 per cent) of those who oppose the Liberal plan say Canada should not take in any refugees. That’s about 16 per cent of all respondents who want to close the nation’s borders to all Syrians.
Support for Trudeau’s plan is lowest in Alberta (33 per cent) and highest in Atlantic Canada (50 per cent).
Canadians between 18 and 34 are the only age group that has more people who support the plan (50 per cent) versus oppose it (44 per cent).

Angus Reid
Public opinion has changed only slightly in the wake of the attacks allegedly carried out by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists. At the end of last month, another Angus Reid poll found that 51 per cent of Canadians opposed the refugee plan, while 39 per cent said they support it. That survey showed that the refugee plan was the second-most-opposed part of the Liberal platform.
The online survey of 1,503 Canadians — a representative randomized sample drawn from members of the Angus Reid Forum — was conducted on Nov. 16. A probability sample of this size carries a margin of error of plus-or-minus 2.5 per cent, 19 times out of 20.