77% of respondents to a survey in Canada say they are not bothered when stores and businesses require customers to wear a mask. 79% are bothered when people around them in public do not wear masks.
Researchers from the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and the University of Regina (U of R) collaborated with public policy organizations across the country on the national public opinion survey concerning issues shaping the future of the federation and their political communities.
75% of respondents say that they would definitely or probably get vaccinated to prevent COVID-19 if a vaccine were available to them. 17% would probably or definitely not choose to be vaccinated.
73% of Canadians prefer that governments keep people as safe as possible from the spread of the COVID-19 virus, even if that means reopening the economy more slowly, compared to 19% who prefer a faster reopening of the economy, even if more people end up getting sick.
88% support allowing the government to stop people from moving across the international border between Canada and the United States. 77% support allowing the government to stop people from moving between provinces and territories within Canada (including 72% support in Saskatchewan). 60% support allowing the government to stop people from moving between different cities or towns within each province or territory.
84% of Canadians have confidence in scientists, while only 52% have confidence in governments. However, 80% of Canadians trust the medical and health advice given by the Government of Canada. This suggests that confidence in medical experts generally outweighs doubts about governments.
The Confederation of Tomorrow survey was conducted by the Environics Institute for Survey Research, the Canada West Foundation, the Centre D’Analyse Politique – Constitution et Fédéralisme, the Institute for Research on Public Policy, the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government, and the JSGS. The 2021 study consisted of a survey of 5,814 adults, conducted online in the provinces between January 25 and February 17, and online and by telephone in the territories between January 25 and March 1.
