[Zarley]

It's interesting to see how negatively the public is viewing this settlement. There's strong opposition to it across all sectors.

The poll suggested 71 per cent of Canadians are of the opinion the Trudeau government should have fought Khadr’s lawsuit and left it to the courts to decide whether he deserved compensation and an apology.

Not surprisingly, 91 per cent of past Conservative supporters disagree with the decision.

More worrying for the Trudeau government is that 61 per cent of past Liberal voters also think the government did the wrong thing (along with 64 per cent of 2015 NDP supporters).

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The money is key: There’s a recoil at the $10.5-million settlement. A big chunk of those opposed to the settlement, 25 per cent of those surveyed, said they’d have offered Mr. Khadr an apology but no money. The payout may even have affected the way people view Mr. Khadr: Two years ago, when he was released from prison, 55 per cent said they thought he was a “potential radicalized threat now living in Canada.” Now, more people, 64 per cent, see him that way. “This settlement is affecting how Canadians view Omar Khadr,” said Shachi Kurl, executive director of the Angus Reid Institute.

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