Where Did They Get The Numbers?

According to the National Post, a new poll suggests that "two out of three Canadians either support or somewhat support" honoring a chief abortionist with the Order of Canada. Hmm... I wonder where did they get the numbers from?

Several media outlets run online polls on the "morgue-entitler" controversy. Not all of them had the courage to show the results; for example, the Globe And Mail removed its online poll once the "No" side had solidly outweighed the "Yes". Those polls that remained active, were showing strong opposition, rather than strong support to Morguentaler award; sometimes - 3 out of 4 opposing (as in the Winnipeg Sun poll) rather than 2 in 3 supporting. Even on the CNews page, the "No, he's a murderer" got more votes than "Yes, he's a champion of women's rights". So where did the pollsters get their 2 in 3 support?

The answer probably lies in the last part of the opening paragraph:

...which points out Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in the minority by voicing his "personal dissatisfaction" with the controversial nomination.

The numbers are simply out of nowhere. Their sole purpose of the poll is to remind Stephen Harper not to lean too far to the right.

P.S. I guess, "personal dissatisfaction" with awarding Canada's highest civilian honor to a bloodthirsty butcher like Morguentaler is probably the most we can expect from a Conservative Prime Minister nowadays. With no mass media outlets, no other political organization that could have drawn the vote away from the official Conservative party we shouldn't have been looking forward for more than a token gesture and a token gesture we got.