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1 in 7 Canadians voted for Justin Trudeau, a “small fringe minority” of 14.45%

Last week, Justin Trudeau noted in a press conference that people who oppose the lockdown mandates and support the convoy of Truckers headed to Ottawa are a โ€œ small fringe minority.โ€

On January 31, Canada’s Chief Electoral Officer tabled the Report on the 44th General Election in the House of Commons. It contains a great deal of helpful and interesting information.

Below is a brief overview of Elections Canadaโ€™s numbers, in an effort to determine who represents Canadians, and who actually represents the โ€œsmall fringe minority.โ€

Number of Canadians who voted Sept. 20, 2021         17,034,243  
Voters as % of population62.50%
Number of Canadians who voted for Justin Trudeauโ€™s Liberals5,556,629  
Liberal % of votes32.60%
Population of Canada38,436,447
2021 Liberal vote as a percentage of the Canadian population14.45%