Just over half of respondents to a survey by the Canadian Hub for Applied and Social Research (CHASR) at the University of Saskatchewan, or 52%, say they are satisfied with the provincial government’s handling of the pandemic.
In comparison, 39% of survey respondents were satisfied with the federal government’s handling of the pandemic.
According to the collected data, participants living in rural areas were more satisfied with the way the province handled the pandemic compared to participants living in urban areas.
In terms of the federal government’s handling of the pandemic, it’s quite the opposite. Respondents from urban areas were more satisfied with the way the federal government handled the pandemic compared to respondents from rural areas.
Note that the survey was conducted in the weeks following the removal of health measures in the province.
In this sense, the director of CHASRJason Disano, explains that the results could be different if the survey was conducted before the lift measures.
However, Mr. Disano points out that people’s opinions on these types of questions change according to what is happening in their environment. He believes that the answer of the participants today may be different compared to the day of the survey.
Furthermore, the survey indicates that only 27% of respondents changed their political opinion while in politics. Most of the interviewees retained their opinions.
Of the more than a quarter of respondents who changed their mind, 70% said they had more to the rightwhile 30% became more to the left.
Based on information from Kelly Provost
Source: Radio-Canada