Half of Canadians Won’t Be Watching Beijing Olympics, Survey Shows

Nearly half of Canadians won’t be watching the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, while 60 percent say Canada should boycott the Games because of China’s human rights record, a new survey shows. The Games started in China today. Many countries, including Canada, have imposed a diplomatic boycott on the event, meaning they won’t be sending any government representatives or diplomats to the Games due to Beijing’s human rights violations. The online poll, conducted by Research Co., found that 47 percent of respondents say they will make a conscious effort to refrain from watching the Games in Beijing. The poll also shows that 59 percent of respondents think Canada should completely boycott the Games due to the Beijing regime’s human rights record. “Sizeable majorities of Canadians who reside in Quebec (66 percent) and British Columbia (also 66 percent) are in favour of a full boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics,” Mario …

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