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https://angusreid.org/omicron-incidence-restrictions/ https://angusreid.org/omicron-incidence-restrictions/ - scroll down to "Part Four: What now? Majority want

https://angusreid.org/omicron-incidence-restrictions/ https://angusreid.org/omicron-incidence-restrictions/ - scroll down to "Part Four: What now? Majority want restrictions to end"; 54% of Canadians want the mandates to end. OTOH, this poll https://abacusdata.ca/ottawa-survey-freedom-convoy/ https://abacusdata.ca/ottawa-survey-freedom-convoy/ suggests that about 22% of Canadians support the convoy and 67% don't.

synthos 5y ago
It's all down to how a poll accurately frames a question: Do people like restrictions? No, nobody likes restrictions. Do people like restrictions that save lives? Still don't 'like' them but believe sacrifice is necessary for the greater good. Do I support people's right to protest? Yes, but... You can't honk all night Block major infrastructure for days Desecrate war monuments Flood 911 with fake calls Etc.
- gruez 5y ago
  >Do I support people's right to protest? Yes, but... You can't honk all night Block major infrastructure for days Desecrate war monuments Flood 911 with fake calls I suspect how much people support "people's right to protest" is directly proportional to how much they support The Cause. If they don't support The Cause, they want protesters to be as out of the way as possible (ie. "free speech zones"). If they do support The Cause, anything up to and including violence/vandalism is justified, because a few causalities would be canceled out by all the positive effects that The Cause would bring.
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y ago
  Or even more specifically: Do I like restrictions? No. Do I want restrictions to end? Yes. Do I want all restrictions to end now? No. Do I want any restrictions to end now? Maybe.
- suckmore 5y ago
  To play devil's advocate, and provide another (intentionally) biased framing: Do people want to continue with restrictions that have pushed the opioid epidemic to a new high [1]. Pushed mental health in youth to 'completely unsustainable' levels [2]. Stolen normal development/socialization from children & young adults using restrictions that were not always clearly evidence based [3]. And, all this considering the current outlook of the virus is far more positive than it once was. The Angus Reid poll phrased their question like this, for anyone interested: >It's time to end restrictions and let people self-isolate if they're at risk. [1]: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/deadliest-year-in-b-c-s-opioid-crisis-death-toll-26-higher-in-2021-than-previous-record-1.5774345 https://bc.ctvnews.ca/deadliest-year-in-b-c-s-opioid-crisis-... [2]: https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/completely-unsustainable-alberta-doctors-raise-alarms-over-youth-mental-health/ https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/completely-unsusta... [3]: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/01/kids-masks-schools-weak-science/621133/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/01/kids-masks...
inter_netuser 5y ago
Angus is far more reputable. Abacus never fails to find support for government approved narratives.
acdha 5y ago
That's about what I expected — nothing warranting “very popular”, and most of the gap shown is going to come down to what percentage of even people who do want some or all public health measures suspended approve of doing so outside of the democratic process.

synthos 5y ago

It's all down to how a poll accurately frames a question: Do people like restrictions? No, nobody likes restrictions. Do people like restrictions that save lives? Still don't 'like' them but believe sacrifice is necessary for the greater good. Do I support people's right to protest? Yes, but... You can't honk all night Block major infrastructure for days Desecrate war monuments Flood 911 with fake calls Etc.

gruez 5y ago
>Do I support people's right to protest? Yes, but... You can't honk all night Block major infrastructure for days Desecrate war monuments Flood 911 with fake calls I suspect how much people support "people's right to protest" is directly proportional to how much they support The Cause. If they don't support The Cause, they want protesters to be as out of the way as possible (ie. "free speech zones"). If they do support The Cause, anything up to and including violence/vandalism is justified, because a few causalities would be canceled out by all the positive effects that The Cause would bring.
PaulDavisThe1st 5y ago
Or even more specifically: Do I like restrictions? No. Do I want restrictions to end? Yes. Do I want all restrictions to end now? No. Do I want any restrictions to end now? Maybe.
suckmore 5y ago
To play devil's advocate, and provide another (intentionally) biased framing: Do people want to continue with restrictions that have pushed the opioid epidemic to a new high [1]. Pushed mental health in youth to 'completely unsustainable' levels [2]. Stolen normal development/socialization from children & young adults using restrictions that were not always clearly evidence based [3]. And, all this considering the current outlook of the virus is far more positive than it once was. The Angus Reid poll phrased their question like this, for anyone interested: >It's time to end restrictions and let people self-isolate if they're at risk. [1]: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/deadliest-year-in-b-c-s-opioid-crisis-death-toll-26-higher-in-2021-than-previous-record-1.5774345 https://bc.ctvnews.ca/deadliest-year-in-b-c-s-opioid-crisis-... [2]: https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/completely-unsustainable-alberta-doctors-raise-alarms-over-youth-mental-health/ https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/completely-unsusta... [3]: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/01/kids-masks-schools-weak-science/621133/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/01/kids-masks...

inter_netuser 5y ago

Angus is far more reputable. Abacus never fails to find support for government approved narratives.

acdha 5y ago

That's about what I expected — nothing warranting “very popular”, and most of the gap shown is going to come down to what percentage of even people who do want some or all public health measures suspended approve of doing so outside of the democratic process.