Majority of Canadians Say Trudeau Government's Quarantine Hotels Don't Work

Majority of Canadians Say Trudeau Government’s Quarantine Hotels Don’t Work

April 18, 2021 Jim Byers

A report by the Angus Reid Institute finds that one-half of Canadians feel the Trudeau government’s quarantine hotel program doesn’t work.

Asked if they feel the three-day mandatory hotel stay program is needed, 58% said it is, while 34% said it’s not necessary. Eight per cent of respondents said they weren’t sure.

Asked if they feel quarantine hotels are effective, 48% said they’re not, while 30% said they’re working. Twenty two per cent said they’re not sure.

Half of those who supported the Conservative Party in 2019 say that the policy is unnecessary, while at least two-thirds of other major federal party supporters disagree, poll officials said.

Angus Reid also asked whether Canadians feel the mandatory 14-day quarantine is necessary for people coming into Canada. A full 80% said yes, while 15% said no and five per cent weren’t sure.

Half of Canadians surveyed (51%) said they would still support a full ban on international travel, though this is a 14-point drop compared to January levels. Thirty four per cent said the government should maintain the status quo and discourage people from travelling overseas, while 15% said the government should do nothing and leave the issue of travel up to Canadians.

Asked when they think things will get back to normal, 29% said “never,” while 34% not before next year, and 23% said sometime later this year. Nine per cent things will return to normal by fall of this year, while three per cent said sometime this summer and one per cent said sometime this spring.

Angus Reid conducted the online survey from April 5 – 8, 2021 among a representative randomized sample of 1,577 Canadian adults who are members of Angus Reid Forum. For comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of +/- 2.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding. The survey was self-commissioned and paid for by ARI.