a new poll shows that just over half of Canadians...

a new poll shows that just over half of Canadians oppose the death penalty, which was abolished more than three decades ago. Fifty-two percent of 1,000 respondents said they oppose or strongly oppose capital punishment, while 39 percent support it, according to the survey done by Harris-Decima company for the Canadian Press. The survey found no significant difference between men and women on the issue.