Angus Reid: Less than half of all Canadians disagree to deport a former KGB agent
Mikhail Lennikov has been living here for 12 years
Mikhail Lennikov took sanctuary in a Vancouver church earlier this week (News1130 Photo)
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - New numbers from Angus Reid find 41 per cent of Canadians disagree with Immigration Canada's decision to deport a former KGB Agent who's taking refuge in a Vancouver church. That number rises to 55 per cent in British Columbia.
Mikhail Lennikov was ordered out of the country after Immigration Canada deemed him a threat to Canadian security. However, almost half of those polled across the country believe Lennikov possesses no threat. Lennikov has been living in Canada with his family for the past 12 years and took refuge in the First Lutheran Church in south Vancouver.
Another key finding in the poll is most Canadians disagree with the practice of taking sanctuary in a church.