Just 30% of Quebecers feel public health restrictions have gone too far

According to a recent study by the Angus Reid Institute, 30% of people in Quebec feel the public health restrictions put in place across the province to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have gone too far. Roughly 2 in 5 (38%) feel that the restrictions don’t go far enough, while the remaining 32% feel that the restrictions “are about right.”

Quebec is currently the only province with a curfew, and its recent change from 9:30 to 8 p.m. has sparked a series of protests/riots in Montreal.

The Atlantic provinces and British Columbia were the provinces least likely to think the restrictions had gone too far, at 18%. Alberta was by far the province most likely to say the same, at 45%. The average in Canada sits at 28%.

Canadians continue to be deeply divided about the best approach to mitigating COVID19 spread. BC and Ontario residents, however, are supportive of recent moves toward greater restrictions:https://t.co/PrcOiLp0vH pic.twitter.com/yKD6CfWa0p

— Angus Reid Institute (@angusreidorg) April 9, 2021

For the full list of results and methodology, please visit the Angus Reid Institute website.

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