Leitch: Cent and Idea

leitch: A new Forum Research Inc. poll for the Toronto Star shows that Leitch may be tapping into an idea that Canadians favour with 67 per cent saying immigrants should indeed be screened for "anti-Canadian values." More importantly for Leitch, the poll shows that the idea is especially popular among Conservative supporters with 87 per cent backing the idea and just eight per cent opposed compared to 57 per cent support among Liberals and 59 per cent for New Democrat voters, according to The Waterloo Record. That certain to be the reason that Leitch proposed the idea — and has stuck by it in the face of criticism, said Lorne Bozinoff, president of Forum Research. "If you're going after the base, this is like red meat for them. Conservative MP Kellie Leitch, a candidate in her party leadership contest, has floated the idea of screening newcomers for their attitudes on intolerance toward other religions, cultures and sexual orientations and reluctance to embrace Canadian freedoms. They're going to love this," he said Friday. "This is hitting the nail right on the head." When asked to choose the values respondents believe are important, equality came out on top , followed by patriotism , fairness and tolerance . Conservative backers put patriotism at the top their list of important values. Just one-quarter of respondents disagreed with the idea of screening for values and nine per cent had no opinion. Liberals and New Democrats ranked equality as their first choice. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.