One-third of Canadians haven’t fully adapted behaviour to respond to threat of COVID-19, poll suggests

Government officials, provincially, federally, and municipally, have repeatedly urged Canadians who are able to, to stay at home, and only leave when running essential errands.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured with Health Minister Patty Hajdu and Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos, says Friday there are about three million Canadians living or working abroad. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT, BEATRICE PAEZ

March 20, 2020

As COVID-19 cases across Canada continue to grow, and Ottawa unveils a suite of measures to mitigate its spread, a new poll suggests that one-third of people have either not changed their behaviour at all or have made few adjustments.

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