In fact, opinion polls show that the overwhelming majority of Canadians are opposed to discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation. Support for recognizing gays and lesbians equally is consistently higher amongst women and younger Canadians than amongst those in upper age brackets. Young people have not had the same exposure to many of the out-dated and inaccurate stereotypes of lesbians and gays.
More recent polls show even higher levels of support.
The percentage believing this was particularly high amongst those who personally know a gay or lesbian person, women and younger Canadians. Those least likely to speak out include Reform Party supporters and people who claimed not to know anybody gay or lesbian. As far as we know, there has never been a poll showing anything less than majority support for prohibiting discrimination against gays and lesbians. .