'Canada is broken,' say majority of Canadians in poll taken in wake of rail blockades

On the topic of the rail blockades, only 27 per cent of Canadians think Trudeau has handled the situation well. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

It is necessary to say that there is still bitter solidarity among Canadians in the belief that the government does not know what it is doing. And it is that in relation to this, in the wake of the regional discontent of the western provinces and the blockages that jam the rail network of the country, a large majority of Canadians agree with the statement: “Right now, Canada is broken”.

Thus, it is understood that 69% of Canadians agree with the statement, which increased to 83% in Alberta, found a DART & Maru / Blue survey conducted for the National Post.

Undoubtedly, this survey only brings bad news for Prime Minister. And most people believe that the country is not heading in the right direction and that the prime minister is not governing well.

Breach of promises

A fact that cannot be ignored is that the liberals also have most of the fault of the rail blockades.

Also, regarding the issue of rail blockades, only 27 percent of Canadians believe that Trudeau has handled the situation well, while prime ministers get a 45 percent approval rating on the issue.

In addition, in the Prime Minister’s promise to help indigenous peoples, two-thirds of Canadians do not believe he has fulfilled that promise. And although Canadians are very scathing with the Trudeau government, they are in conflict with protesters and the concerns of indigenous peoples in Canada.

The survey suggests that this may be partly because Canadians believe that governments constantly lie to indigenous peoples. 57% of Canadians agree that “governments lie to Indigenous people about making things better for them”.

Certainly, most Canadians, 62%, also believe that Trudeau has not kept his promises to indigenous peoples. In addition, approximately half of the country disagrees with the methods used to protest, but “would support indigenous peoples in solidarity” to help solve these problems.

With the blockages coinciding with the economic disturbances and alienation in Alberta and Saskatchewan, respondents and people interviewed by the Post fear that the bleak mood in the country is not just a temporary problem.

Source: Stuart Thomson | National Post