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Conservative party supporters came in at 21 per cent, while one in 10 Liberal voters said they were in favour of the idea. The People香蕉视频直播檚 Party of Canada showed the highest level of endorsement among the federal parties, at 25 per cent, while the NDP was the lowest at six per cent.

A full 82 per cent of respondents said they were opposed to the idea. People in the Atlantic provinces, women and Canadians over the age of 55 were least likely to support it.

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The survey was also done before Trump made his post on Tuesday. Enns said he suspects Trump doubling down on the comments will further shrink the already limited public support by pushing the joke past the point of comfort.

Immigration Minister Marc Miller expressed dismay when reporters asked him about it ahead of a federal cabinet meeting Tuesday.

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LeBlanc has insisted Trump was only teasing when at the dinner he suggested he could make Canada the 51st U.S. State.

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