Tue Feb 1, 2022 – 4:01 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — A new poll shows that Canadian support for the end of draconian COVID measures has quickly gained much support, with most Canadians now saying they want virus restrictions to end.
A total of 54 percent of Canadians says it’s time to “remove restrictions and let Canadians manage their own level of risk,” according to an Angus Reid poll released Monday, which surveyed 1,688 people.
“With Omicron now appearing to have peaked, many Canadians are leaning toward reducing restrictions related to COVID-19 control in Canada,” says the poll.
Angus Reid says its latest poll is an increase of 15 percentage points in approval for removing COVID rules, compared to results from a poll from early January.
In the new poll, pollsters asked those participating if they “Agree vs Disagree” if it’s “time to end restrictions and let people self-isolate if they’re at risk.”
The province with the most respondents who want measures gone was Saskatchewan at 62 percent, followed by Quebec at 59 percent, and then Alberta at 57 percent.
The Atlantic provinces of Canada were the only regions that favored continued restrictions, with only 40 percent of
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