Slim majority support government lockdowns, restrictions in response to Omicron
BNN Bloomberg
A new poll suggests a slim majority of Canadians support the latest round of lockdowns and other government-imposed restrictions.
OTTAWA -- A new poll suggests a slim majority of Canadians support the latest round of lockdowns and other government-imposed restrictions as the Omicron variant continue to fuel an explosion in new COVID-19 infections.
Fifty-six per cent of respondents in the poll conducted by Leger and the Association of Canadian Studies agreed governments are making the right decisions to limit the spread of Omicron and keep the health system from being overrun.
Another 31 per cent said they did not believe Omicron poses a serious health risk to most of those who are infected, and that governments should leave things open and let Canadians live with the risk. The remaining 14 per cent said they did not know.
The results suggest there is a growing level of fatigue among Canadians when it comes to lockdowns, including among those who have been fully vaccinated, said Leger executive vice-president Christian Bourque.
"The actual support for vaccination is very high, the perceived efficacy is very high," Bourque said. "Even among the vaccinated, they're saying: `You know what? I'm vaccinated, I've done all I could. Let's just live with it."'
The online survey of 1,547 Canadians was conducted between Jan. 5 and 7. It cannot be assigned a margin of error because internet-based polls are not considered random samples.
