The tension between India and Canada since the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar has also affected the thinking of the common Canadian. This is the reason why the number of people liking India in Canada has halved as compared to 56% in the year 2020. According to a survey by the Angus Reed Institute (ARI) and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, today only 26% of people in Canada have a positive attitude towards India. In the survey, 39% of Canadians believed that as long as Justin Trudeau is the Prime Minister of Canada, relations with India will not improve. 34% people think the same about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to the survey, 39% of Canadians believe that the Trudeau government has not been able to manage relations with India well, while 32% people thought the opposite. 29% people did not have a clear opinion about this. Canada still prefers India over Russia-China 20 months ago, 52% of Canadians said that Ottawa and New Delhi should maintain friendly relations with each other as essential partners. However, now the number of these people has come down to only 24%. The survey also revealed that India is still seen in a more positive light in Canada than Russia and China. However, their trust in New Delhi is only 28%. Parliamentary elections are going to be held in Canada in 2025 and the opposition Conservative Party is considered a strong contender for victory. According to the people, if the Conservative Party wins, Pierre Poilievre will be the Prime Minister of Canada, which will give an opportunity to improve bilateral relations again. 64% people are in favor of starting dialogue with India again Despite the strained relations, 64% of Canadians believe that Canada should try to start a business dialogue with India again. The main reason behind this thinking of people is Trump’s threat of imposing 25% tariff on Canadian exports. Angus Reid Institute was established in October 2014 by Dr. Angus Reid. It is a not for profit organization. It is established to know the opinion of Canadian people on Canada and related issues like finance, social, governance, charity, public administration, domestic and foreign policy. ————————————————– Read this news related to Canada too… Canadian officers were reading messages of Indian officers: Foreign Ministry told in Rajya Sabha – Canadian government itself accepted spying. Foreign Ministry told in Parliament on Thursday that the ‘audio-video’ messages of the officials of the Indian Consulate in Vancouver, Canada were being monitored and it is still going on. Their personal messages were also being read. This information has been given to Indian officials by the Canadian officials themselves. Read the full news here…
