A new poll from the Canadian Union of Public Employees suggests nearly 60 per cent of residents in Peterborough and Lindsay feel the province didn’t properly plan to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
Released on Monday, the poll, conducted in early May for CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions and CUPE Ontario, shows 59 per cent of nearly 600 people polled in Peterborough and Lindsay say the provincial government is underperforming in how it is dealing with the pandemic response.
When asked whether the government should move long-term care residents ill with COVID-19 symptoms to hospital to protect the other residents, the poll shows 47 per cent of people were in favour while 27 per cent were against the idea.