NOT ALL CANADIANS AGREE.....

Adults in Canada are split on the way the Israeli
government has dealt with the situation in
Lebanon, according to a poll by Innovative
Research Group for the Canadian Defence &
Foreign Affairs Institute published in the Ottawa
Citizen. 37 per cent of respondents think Israel’s
response is justified, while 42 per cent disagree.
On Jul. 12, Hezbollah militants based in Lebanon
killed eight Israeli soldiers and captured two
more in a cross-border attack.
The Israeli armed forces launched air strikes
inside Lebanese territory to fight Hezbollah,
targeting the country’s infrastructure and its
airport. Hezbollah has retaliated by firing
rockets into several Israeli towns.
On Jul. 13, Canadian prime minister
Stephen Harper said he supported Israel’s
right to "defend itself", adding, "I think
Israel’s response under the circumstances has
been reserved. I think it’s tremendously
disappointing that these attacks come in areas
that Israel voluntarily evacuated."
Interim Liberal party leader Bill Graham
questioned Harper’s position, saying,
"If we act in a way that interferes with our
credibility in that respect, we will not be able
to be an effective ally of Israel or of Lebanon
and other countries in the Middle East where
we have an extraordinary stake."
New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jack Layton
declared, "If peacekeeping is our contribution to
the world, then let us contribute more than
just memories and rhetoric, let us contribute
leadership in a meaningful way to help bring
peace to the Middle East."
Polling Data
The fighting in the Middle East started
after Hezbollah’s sudden attack on
Israeli soil. Given this information,
which of the following statements
comes closest to your view?
Israel’s response is justified
37%...........................this is the answer
I get when I ask canadians with NO
Muslim Affiliation......
Israel’s response is not justified
42%
Don’t know
21%
Source: Innovative Research Group /
Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs
Institute / Ottawa CitizenMethodology:
Online interviews with 2,393 Canadian adults,
conducted from Jul. 26 to Jul. 28, 2006.
Margin of error is 2 per cent.

Canadians are behind
their PrimeMinister
.....100%.
No to terrorism!!!!!!!!!