A new Narrative Research poll shows the majority of Canadians asked are opposed to reopening the border to the United States within the next month.
Seven in 10 Canadians asked oppose the idea while more than half are completely opposed. The strongest opposition is among people of the Boomer generation at 75 per cent and women at 73 per cent.
Despite that opposition, the poll shows that Atlantic Canadians are modestly warming up to the idea of re-opening the border with the US.
Opposition in the Atlantic region in August was as high as 95 per cent, that compares to 78 per cent at this time.
What would it take for Canadians opposed to the idea to change their minds? Opinion is split equally between a consistently low number of COVID-19 cases in both countries, and a period of two weeks with no new cases in both Canada and the US.
Methodology:
This survey was conducted online August 20-22, 2020, with 1,230 Canadians 18 years of age or older, from the Logit Group’s Canadian Omnibus. Fielding every month, the Logit Group’s COVID-19 Omnibus surveys Canadians to ask their opinions and behaviours related to topical issues. Results were analyzed by Narrative Research. Data was weighted based on the 2016 Census, by gender, age, and region to reflect these population characteristics in each province. As a non-probability sample (i.e., a panel sample where residents have joined a panel to share their opinions), and in accordance with CRIC Public Opinion Research Standards, a margin of error is not applied.