Most Canadians expect ‘broad societal transformation’ once pandemic ends, and we’re in for a ‘wild ride,’ says pollster Graves

Addressing racial and economic inequality as well as tackling climate change are increasingly on Canadians’ minds as the pandemic continues to wind down, who see that government is perhaps more capable of taking on a more ambitious agenda given its handling of the national crisis.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole. Some 67 per cent of Canadians said the pandemic has laid bare deep social class injustices, according to the Ekos poll, with just over 50 per cent saying the pandemic has exposed racial injustices. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

July 19, 2021

When the COVID-19 pandemic finally ends, 58 per cent of Canadians say they expect a “broad societal transformation,” according to a recent Ekos Research Associates survey, with more than half saying they “lean to a sense of hope” for Canadian society to be more societally focused on health...

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