Support for vaccine passports up in Alberta, Saskatchewan despite premiers' opposition, poll suggest

Support for vaccine passports up in Alberta, Saskatchewan despite premiers' opposition, poll suggests

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/poll-angus-reid-alberta-prairies-vaccine-passport-1.6168075

About two-thirds of Canadians support vaccine passports for variety of scenarios: Angus Reid Institute survey

CBC News · Posted: Sep 08, 2021 3:05 PM MT | Last Updated: September 8

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A national survey suggests that the majority of respondents in Alberta and Saskatchewan support proof of vaccination in public spaces — despite both provinces' premiers resisting the idea in the past.

In Alberta, which had 152 people respond to the survey, 54 per cent of respondents agreed that mandatory proof of vaccination in public places was a good idea. That was up from 48 per cent in May and after dipping to just 40 per cent in July, before the third wave took hold.

In neighbouring Saskatchewan, where Premier Scott Moe has said his government will not be requiring proof of vaccination to visit businesses or participate in public activities, 51 per cent of the 125 people who responded to the poll supported requiring proof of vaccination — compared with 46 per cent in May.

The online poll by the Angus Reid Institute surveyed 1,709 Canadians from Sept. 3 to Sept. 6 on vaccine passports and incentives, among other issues.

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