The study also reported that 65% of Quebec respondents agreed with the statement, "The convoy is a small minority of Canadians who are selfishly thinking only about themselves and not the thousands of Canadians who are suffering through delayed surgeries and postponed treatments because of the ongoing pandemic."
While convoy protesters have expressed objections about vaccine mandates and demands for fewer public health measures, 56% of Quebecers surveyed believe the protests are not about mandates at all, but really an "opportunity for right wing supremacist groups to rally and voice their frustrations about society," the Leger survey reports.
Although the convoy continues to occupy Canada's capital, most Quebec respondents apparently weren't too concerned about the situation turning volatile.
When asked if the convoy in Ottawa reminded them of the "storming" of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, only 40% of Quebec participants agreed with the comparison — the lowest of all the provinces and well below the national average of 52%.
However, the average overall sentiment toward the trucker convoy is nearly the same in the different regions of Canada, according to the survey, with provinces such as Ontario (62%), Alberta (58%), British Columbia (65%), and the Atlantic provinces (63%) opposing the protests and its message as well.
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