A majority of Canadians support continuing to keep relaxed red tape measures permanent – continue to allow doctors to videoconference with patients, continue to allow restaurants to deliver alcohol with meals and other measures, according to a survey by new Canadian think tank SecondStreet.org.
“One positive development since COVID-19 emerged is that we’ve seen governments of all stripe easing many regulations to help people and businesses,” said SecondStreet.org President Colin Craig, in a news release. “From allowing restaurants to continue to deliver alcohol to letting people renew their driver’s licences over the phone or by email, there’s lots of public support for keeping the restrictions relaxed.”
Since COVID-19 took hold in Canada, governments across Canada have been easing restrictions to help citizens and businesses, said the organization which has been keeping a list of such measures.
The poll, conducted by Leger, showed majority support for continuing to allow:
- Pharmacies to deliver medication to customers at home (91 per cent)
- Patients to videoconference with doctors (87 per cent)
- Pharmacists the discretion to extend a customer’s prescription for medication (81 per cent)
- Motorists to renew their drivers’ licenses over the phone, by email or online (81 per cent)
- Court participants to submit documents electronically (74 per cent)
- People to have their wills witnessed by a notary public by videoconference (66 per cent)
- Victims impact statements during parole board hearings by phone (64 per cent)
- Consumers to order alcohol with take-out and delivery orders (64 per cent)
- Products to be sold in Canada even if the product’s packaging is not bilingual (64 per cent)
- Consumers to have cannabis delivered to their homes by local cannabis stores (51 per cent)
