OTTAWA - A new Leger poll suggests nearly half of Canadians are opposed to the pro-Palestinian encampments on university campuses.
Just 31 per cent of respondents said they support the protests, which started more than a week ago on campuses like McGill, University of Toronto and U-Ottawa.
Forty-eight per cent said they should be taken down.
A third of people polled said the encampments should come down if the students voice antisemitic views or hate speech.
And 44 per cent agreed the protests may be a threat to student and campus safety.
Support for the protests was strongest among respondents under age 35.
The student-led movement is calling on universities to end their investments in companies involved in the Israel-Hamas conflict.