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Despite warnings, nearly half of Canadians visited family, friends this holiday: poll
COVID-19 cases.But it appears something gave for Canadians, said Leger vice-president Christian Bourque.“Usually we Canadians are sort of much more, I would say, disciplined when it comes to going by what governments are recommending in terms of our behaviour, but over the holidays, apparently, it was sort of tougher on Canadians,” he said.Of those who did visit with friends or family outside their homes, 34 per cent did once, 12 per cent did two or three times, and two per cent did it often.COVID-19 case numbers are rising, and the poll suggests 62 per cent surveyed have little to no confidence in Canada’s ability to limit the spread of COVID-19 over the next few weeks.That pessimism is notable, considering that before the holidays, polls