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by suckmore 1582 days ago
To play devil's advocate, and provide another (intentionally) biased framing:

Do people want to continue with restrictions that have pushed the opioid epidemic to a new high [1]. Pushed mental health in youth to 'completely unsustainable' levels [2]. Stolen normal development/socialization from children & young adults using restrictions that were not always clearly evidence based [3]. And, all this considering the current outlook of the virus is far more positive than it once was.

The Angus Reid poll phrased their question like this, for anyone interested:

>It's time to end restrictions and let people self-isolate if they're at risk.

[1]: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/deadliest-year-in-b-c-s-opioid-crisis-...

[2]: https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/completely-unsusta...

[3]: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/01/kids-masks...