Eight in ten Canadians support or somewhat support seizing the Canadian assets of both Russian and Iranian governments to help victims whose human rights they have violated (Senator Dasko and Senator Omidvar/Nanos)

A strong majority of Canadians support or somewhat support Canada seizing the Canadian assets of the Russian government to help victims of the war against Ukraine and assets of the Iranian government to help victim of human rights violations in Iran.

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,058 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between October 1st and 4th, 2023 as part of an omnibus survey. Participants were randomly recruited by telephone using live agents and administered a survey online.

The margin of error for a random survey of 1,058 Canadians is ±3.0 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

The research was commissioned by Senator Dasko and Senator Omidvar and was conducted by Nanos Research.

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