A new poll by the Angus Reid Institute suggests that overall, Canadians are divided regarding the verdict in the trial of Gerald Stanley, the white Saskatchewan farmer acquitted earlier this month in the 2016 death of Cree man Colten Boushie. Respondents were asked if they thought the jury's verdict in the trial was "good and fair" or "flawed and wrong." The poll suggests that 30 per cent of Canadians surveyed thought the jury's verdict was "good and fair" while 32 per cent thought the outcome was flawed and wrong. A graph showing the nation-wide breakdown of opinion on the the verdict in the Gerald Stanley trial, according to the Angus Reid poll conducted the week after he was acquitted of second-degree murder in Colten Boushie's death. It was an online survey conducted from February 15-19, and 2,501 Canadians who are members of the Angus Reid Forum were polled.

Source: CBC News February 27, 2018 19:41 UTC