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A majority of Quebecers — 52 per cent — think it will be two years before “things return to something closer to life before COVID-19,” a new poll suggests.
The poll was conducted in late January by Léger for the Association for Canadian Studies.
The results contrast with earlier projections, said ACS president Jack Jedwab.
“In mid-December, the vast majority of Quebecers seemed optimistic about 2021 owing to positive forecasts about the vaccine rollout,” he said.
In July 2020, most Quebecers thought a resumption of normal activities would occur in one year or less, Jedwab said.
The latest poll suggests non-francophones are more pessimistic than francophones.
Just under one-quarter (24 per cent) of non-francophones said the pandemic could drag on for another five years, compared to just 15 per cent of francophones.
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