As MPs prepare to vote Thursday on a controversial anti-Islamophobia motion, Canadians — regardless of whether they support it or not — are skeptical whether the symbolic vote will have any effect, a new poll shows. A plurality, 42 per cent, said they would vote against the motion, compared to 29 per cent who would vote for it and 29 per cent who don’t know or would choose to abstain. That’s a stark contrast to the make-up of the House of Commons, where both the Liberal and NDP caucuses are expected to support the motion Thursday. Opposition is strongest among Conservatives, 68 per cent of whom would vote against it, compared to 14 per cent who support and 18 per cent who would abstain. Khalid’s office did not respond to request for comment for this piece, nor did Conservative or NDP spokespeople.

Source: National Post March 23, 2017 07:02 UTC