The poll ran from January 26 to February 7. Of the 1,121 votes, we can determine that 574 are from within the community.
Prince George Citizen polled 1121 Prince George Citizen readers and asked the question: Do you believe the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act to break up the Freedom Convoy protests was reasonable?
The full results are as follows: Yes, the protests were illegal and had gone on far too long 45.99% local, 43.53% total Mostly yes, but the Emergencies Act should be changed to make it harder for government to invoke 8.19% local, 5.80% total Not sure, 2.09% local, 2.14% total Mostly no, the Emergencies Act should only be invoked during a major national crisis 15.51% local, 16.24% total No, the Freedom Convoy protests were peaceful and legal 28.22% local, 32.
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