Canadian support for defence spending reaches a 30-year high: Poll

OTTAWA — Canadian support for defence spending reached a 30-year high, rising nine percentage points since December 2023, due to growing anxieties from the United States and fear over Canada’s security and sovereignty, according to a new poll.

Three-quarters of Canadians believe there should be more spending on defence, in contrast to 66 per cent in December 2023, found the new EKOS survey that sampled 1,000 people between Jan 29. to Feb 3.

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