The 70% figure is not representative at all if you've ever taken statistics and learned about sampling. Furthermore, how do you know Trudeau made the "final decision"? It could have been a Ministry decision, a Cabinet decision, or heavily recommended by government lawyers. Whereas Scheer will have to live with the infamy of his conservatives flocking to American media with a hugely partisan over-reaction that completely negated the legal processes involved in the decision to settle the lawsuit. It's great to have a liberal government in place that respects the independence and decisions of the SCC instead of trying to over-ride the institution from an ideological viewpoint.