Weekly Survey (October 27, 2020): Controversy at the University of Ottawa and COVID-19

Posted on October 27th, 2020 in Surveys

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This survey is conducted in collaboration with the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) and published in the Canadian Press. 

CONTROVERSY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA

  • 14% of Canadians and 25% of Americans think their federal government is managing the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic better than the first wave.
  • The proportion of Canadians (30%) who think that we are in the worst period of the COVID-19 crisis now continues to trend upward.

SURVEY METHODOLOGY

This web survey was conducted from October 23-25, 2020, with 1,523 Canadians and 1,000 Americans, 18 years of age or older, randomly recruited from LEO’s online panel. To view the October 27, 2020 report, CLICK HERE.

Do you think that the federal government has managed the second wave of the pandemic better than, worse than, or about the same as the first wave?

TELL US IN THE COMMENTS BELOW.

  • 43% of Canadians are aware of the recent controversy related to a University of Ottawa professor using an offensive word in class.
  • 57% of Canadians tend to support the professor over the students in the recent University of Ottawa controversy.
  • 75% of Canadians think we should protect freedom of expression at all costs in our universities (including the use of certain culturally insensitive words if used to stimulate broader discussion), while 25% think we should limit freedom of expression in our universities and ban certain words/expressions that may be offensive to some (regardless of context).

COVID-19

  • 14% of Canadians and 25% of Americans think their federal government is managing the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic better than the first wave.
  • The proportion of Canadians (30%) who think that we are in the worst period of the COVID-19 crisis now continues to trend upward.

SURVEY METHODOLOGY

This web survey was conducted from October 23-25, 2020, with 1,523 Canadians and 1,000 Americans, 18 years of age or older, randomly recruited from LEO’s online panel. To view the October 27, 2020 report, CLICK HERE.

Do you think that the federal government has managed the second wave of the pandemic better than, worse than, or about the same as the first wave?

TELL US IN THE COMMENTS BELOW.

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