OTTAWA — The majority of Canadians support much stricter COVID-19 lockdowns, including a requirement to carry proof of vaccinations at all times, mask-wearing in all outdoor settings and $10,000 fines for rule breakers, according to a poll.
The Maru/Blue Public Opinion survey found that 89 per cent of respondents support keeping the Canada-U.S. border closed, as well as forcing international travellers to provide negative COVID-19 tests before returning to Canada.
But respondents also supported further measures, like forcing people to stay home except for essential purposes — grocery shopping, securing medication or getting vaccinated. A majority also supported broad-based school closures.
The results come as governments in Alberta, Ontario and Quebec have imposed stringent lockdowns as a way to curb rising COVID-19 cases. Ontario last month announced province-wide restrictions that shuttered indoor dining and temporarily shifted schools to strictly online learning. Quebec this week announced similar measures, including an 8 p.m. curfew.
Lockdowns have remained a controversial topic since the beginning of the pandemic, with many people voicing concerns over extraordinary limits to their civil liberties in the name of fighting a virus from which the vast majority of people quickly recover.
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