74% Of Quebecers Support The Curfew, According To A New Survey

A smaller majority said they think it'll be effective.
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A new survey by Montreal marketing firm Leger found that three out of four Quebecers — 74% — support the government's night-time curfew in Quebec.

Fewer — 57% of Quebecers surveyed — believed curfew is "an effective way to reduce the spread of the virus," while 32% doubted the curfew's effectiveness.

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74% Quebec respondents who support the curfew

Quebecers in the 55 and above age group responded most enthusiastically, with 91% stating they are in favour of the government's coronavirus curfew.

In the rest of Canada, 65% of respondents said they would support a curfew in their own region if public health officials recommended it. 

The same survey questioned Canadians on their intention to get vaccinated for COVID-19.

Forty-seven percent of Quebecers said they intended to take the first vaccine available, while 28% said they wanted to wait for other vaccines to become available for public use.

Overall, 69% of Quebec respondents said they were "satisfied" with Premier François Legault's handling of the coronavirus. 

Leger conducted the web survey with a representative sample of 1,516 Canadians and 1,003 Americans over the age of 18.

Data collection took place between January 15 and January 17.

  • Lea Sabbah
  • Lea Sabbah was a Staff Writer for MTL Blog. Previously, Lea was a radio host on CJLO 1690 AM and her work has been published by Global News, the Toronto Star, Le Devoir and the National Observer. In 2019, she was part of the investigative team that uncovered lead in Montreal's drinking water — a story which won Quebec's Grand Prix Judith-Jasmin. She's a graduate of the journalism program at Concordia University.

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