coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll on Canadians, as many struggled with mental health and addiction issues, according to recent Ipsos polling.The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found that nearly four in 10 respondents said they have faced mental health, addiction or alcohol issues in some form over the past year.“It’s one of those situations where you start to see the cracks coming together … The younger people are less likely to say that they’re doing well in this circumstance,” Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos, said.“And one of the things that seem to be affecting their lives is the reliance on alcohol addiction and mental health issues, which are more highly correlated with youth than with older people.” Alcohol.