Canada preparing for possibility of some “disruption” in us election
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is preparing for all possible outcomes as the U.S. lurches into the final stretch of a divisive presidential election that has prompted questions about the possibility of sectarian violence.
Polls south of the border indicate a growing number of Americans on both sides of the political spectrum feel violence would be justified if the other side wins the election.
“As we watch the American election unfold, we are going to prepare for various eventualities but we are certainly hopeful all will proceed smoothly,” Trudeau said during a press conference on Thursday, noting he would not weigh in on specifics of the U.S. electoral process.
A YouGov poll of just less than 2,000 American registered voters found 47 per cent did not agree that the U.S. election would be “fair and honest” while a poll of 1,500 voters found 56 per cent of them expect to see “an increase in violence as a result of the election.”
Another set of polls conducted using YouGov, the Voter Study Group and Nationscape found one in five American voters strongly affiliated with either the Democrats or Republicans “said they are quite willing to endorse violence if the other party wins the presidency.”
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