Canadians want troops home by 2009: poll
Tue Apr 24 2007
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OTTAWA -- Almost two-thirds of Canadians say the country's troops in Afghanistan should be brought home on schedule by February 2009, a new national poll says.
The poll, conducted exclusively by Ipsos-Reid for CanWest News Service and Global National, also said a slim majority of Canadians -- 52 per cent -- expressed support for the troops role in Afghanistan despite a rash of eight deaths in the field since Easter Sunday.
The poll, conducted last Tuesday through Thursday, is the first time Ipsos-Reid has asked Canadians whether Canada's troop commitment should go beyond February 2009.
The findings land as MPs prepared to vote today on a Liberal motion limiting the Afghanistan mission to February 2009.
Although the Opposition motion is expected to win easy approval with the backing of the Bloc Quebecois, the vote will not topple the minority Conservative government because Harper did not use his prerogative to declare the motion a matter of confidence.
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Tue Apr 24 2007
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OTTAWA -- Almost two-thirds of Canadians say the country's troops in Afghanistan should be brought home on schedule by February 2009, a new national poll says.
The poll, conducted exclusively by Ipsos-Reid for CanWest News Service and Global National, also said a slim majority of Canadians -- 52 per cent -- expressed support for the troops role in Afghanistan despite a rash of eight deaths in the field since Easter Sunday.
The poll, conducted last Tuesday through Thursday, is the first time Ipsos-Reid has asked Canadians whether Canada's troop commitment should go beyond February 2009.
The findings land as MPs prepared to vote today on a Liberal motion limiting the Afghanistan mission to February 2009.
Although the Opposition motion is expected to win easy approval with the backing of the Bloc Quebecois, the vote will not topple the minority Conservative government because Harper did not use his prerogative to declare the motion a matter of confidence.
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