Gay Marriage Remains Thorny Issue For Canadian Politicians

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/newscon04/12/122704canPoll.htm


Twenty per cent of Canadians say their next federal vote could be swayed by their MP's stance on gay marriage.

A new poll by Decima research highlights how strongly people feel about one of the most explosive political grenades to hit Parliament in decades.

``Results showed about one in five say this issue and the vote of their MP will have a lot of impact on their voting intentions,'' pollster Bruce Anderson said in an interview


YES BUT, that means 80% won't be swayed

and it doesn't say how their votes would be swayed--for or against someone voting for or against the bill and these numbers are far lower that what I've seen recently about the percentage in favor of marriage

do any of the Canadian posters on here know anything about the Decima polling firm

[sui generis]

1. good - I hope Canada does the right thing

I am so sick and tired of this rabid minority who can't seem to keep their noses out of our day to day lives. The saddest part (for them) is that they think we're asking for permission to be alive.

[Maple]

2. Standard polling firm

How it gets written up is the problem.

They don't even need to vote on it in Parliament, it's already in effect.

And won't be an issue in the next election.