Tue Feb 15, 2022 – 6:02 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) – A new poll indicated two-thirds of Canadians say it’s time to drop COVID restrictions and that it’s time people learn to just “live” with the virus.
The poll, titled “Relaxing restrictions,” was conducted by Maru Public Opinion for the news outlet Postmedia, surveying 1,523 Canadians on February 9-10. It was released to the public today.
According to the poll’s findings, “all things considered, unless their local hospitals/ICUs are affected by a sudden surge that compromises the care for people,” 64 percent of Canadians say “it’s time to drop the restrictions imposed on Canadians because of COVID.”
The province with the highest percentage of respondents wanting all COVID measures gone was Quebec at 71 percent, followed by Alberta and Ontario at 65 percent.
Not all provinces, however, agree it’s time to end all COVID measures.
In British Columbia, 48 percent want COVID measures gone. Only 41 percent of Manitoba and Saskatchewan residents want the measures dropped, with Atlantic Canada at 39 percent wanting virus rules eliminated.
Overall, without the condition of overrun hospitals, the poll found that 63 of Canadians say “it’s time to stop restrictions and start
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