Leger's latest survey wanted to know if 2020 is the worst year Canadians and Americans have ever experienced, and the answer is split down the middle.
The survey also touched on U.S. President Trump's decision to impose a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian aluminum, whether the COVID Alert app is a good idea, and about mental health during the pandemic.
Whether 2020 is the worst year ever, half of all Canadian respondents said no. In Ontario, 54 per cent said yes, and 58 per cent of Americans said yes.
Opinions on the new COVID Alert App were more varied. Three out of four Ontario residents think it is a good idea, and 24 per cent have already downloaded it to their smartphone. Another 41 per cent said they would not.
Across Canada, one in five said they are not sure if they will download the app, and 46 per cent said they do not plan to. Another 14 per cent have already.
As for whether there will be a second wave of COVID-19, most Ontario residents were confident there would be. Seven out of 10 said it was likely, while 21 per cent said it was unlikely. Across Canada, 64 per cent felt it would happen. American respondents were even more likely to say yes, with 72 per cent stating their certainty.
After Trump imposed the tariffs on Canadian aluminum last week, 70 per cent of Canadians think Canada should retaliate. Only 12 per cent in Canada and Ontario said the federal government should not.
Each weekly survey since the beginning of the pandemic has asked respondents about their mental health, and it would appear most would describe it as good or better. Only 15 per cent of Canadians, 16 per cent of Ontario residents, and 15 per cent of Americans expressed their mental health as bad or very bad. Almost half of the Canadian respondents said it was good.
Respondents are picked randomly from Leger's Opinion panel of 400,000 representatives across Canada. The margin of error for Canadians surveyed is +/- 2.52 per cent 19 times out of 20. For Americans who took part, it is 3.1 per cent 19 times out of 20.
