New numbers from Maru Public Opinion provide a stark and staggering insight into how Canadians view the ongoing occupation of Ottawa.

Two thirds say they agree with the use of the Emergencies Act. So the prime minister can be pleased with that. The problem is 82% say the protest has gone on too long. Not so good for the federal Liberals. But, it's been a suck-and-blow affair on both sides of the House and the CPC has been engaged in and trapped by its own "ya but" rhetoric. And it was never more pronounced than when Thornhill MP Melissa Lantsman tangled with Trudeau in the Commons during Wednesday's Question Period.