Posted on 02/04/2021 10:40:31 AM PST by nuconvert
This study was conducted from January 28th to 30th, 2021, among a sample of 2,413 respondents who are eligible voters in Canada and part of Maru/Blue’s research panel. The study was conducted through online surveys. A probabilistic sample of a similar size would have a margin of error of plus or minus 2%, 19 times out of 20.
Where and how is the study conducted?
The study included respondents from an online panel of Canadians,18 years of age or older. The sample is weighted to regional, age and gender demographics, as per Statistics Canada.
(Please see link for actual survey questions & responses)
Some of the scariest questions:
Q4 - "Do you support or oppose police being authorized to enter homes at their discretion without warrants to enforce compliance with Covid-19 restrictions?" [about 38% of Canadians support]
Q5 - "Do you support or oppose police being authorized to establish vehicular checkpoints to pull over vehicles to question drivers and occupants to enforce compliance with Covid-19 restrictions?" [52% support]
Q6 - "Do you support or oppose police being authorized to establish pedestrian checkpoints to stop and question people outside of their homes to enforce compliance with Covid-19 restrictions?" [46% support]
"Q7. Do you support or oppose police and health officials being authorized to separate family members at their discretion by removing people from homes and housing them somewhere else to reduce or eliminate the risk of Covid spread? " [27% support, 8% Don't know]
"Q8. Do you support or oppose the establishment of Covid-19 isolation centers where people who are found in breach of Covid-19 related emergency measures could be taken to protect themselves and others from Covid-19 for the duration of the pandemic?" [58% support]
"Q9 - Do you support or oppose the government compelling cell phone companies to provide all individual location data on users for the purpose of enforcing compliance with Covid-19 emergency measures?" [37% support]
"Q10 - Do you support or oppose fining or jailing those who spread disinformation about Covid-19? For instance, questioning the existence or seriousness of Covid-19 i.e. “It’s just the flu”." [59% Support]!!!
"Q11 - Do you support or oppose the government suspending civil liberties and rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms for the duration of the pandemic?" [38% support]
You can find a breakdown by age, province, political party at the site
I’ll bet numbers are similar for the US.
None of those answers should have been out of the single digits.
“I’ll bet numbers are similar for the US.”
I’d hate to think that.
They may mewl and bleat, but in the end they care not who their shepherd is as long as they are well fed.
I'll bet that the numbers are much worse for the US, especially the under 40 crowd.
Scary!
Just another in the constant litanies of reminders that democracy is as dangerous to our freedom as the founders of this nation warned.
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