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This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. OTTAWA — Most Canadians are expecting U.S. President Donald Trump will make a full recovery from his COVID-19 diagnosis, but will still lose the election to Joe Biden on Nov. 3. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. A large majority of Canadians also believe that Trump’s cavalier attitude toward wearing a mask contributed to him getting the disease, the poll by Maru/Blue Public Opinion found. If Trump does make a full recovery, the poll found most Canadians believe it will encourage Americans to downplay the severity of the virus. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or. John Wright, executive vice president at Maru/Blue, said Canadians are also “prepared for a turbulent narrative to emerge south of the border.” The poll found 65 per cent believe that “despite evidence to the contrary, a conspiracy theory will emerge that the president got the virus from a deliberate act of someone or party that wants to see him not win back the presidency, or worse.” Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300 A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of NP Posted will soon be in your inbox. We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again The poll was conducted from Oct. 2 to 4 among 1,515 randomly selected members of Maru/Blue’s online panel. The firm says it’s considered nationally accurate within 3.5 percentage points. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The poll found 64 per cent of Canadians agree with the statement that Trump is getting the best medical care in the world to fight his COVID-19 infection and will “emerge well and return to an active lifestyle.” But when it comes to the election, 47 per cent expect Trump will lose to Biden, while 34 per cent aren’t sure about the outcome, and 19 per cent believe Trump will win. One question noted that Trump “rarely wears a mask in public,” and asked whether respondents felt this contributed to him catching the virus. Just over half believed this was a very big factor, while 28 per cent said it was a somewhat big factor and only 18 per cent were dismissive of the importance of him wearing a mask. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. A series of broader questions about Trump’s diagnosis found mixed views. The poll found 80 per cent of Canadians agree that if Trump makes a full recovery, “it will embolden many people in the U.S. to downplay the potential impact of catching the virus.” However, 57 per cent agreed that Trump’s diagnosis “will be a wakeup call for anti-mask Americans and they will start wearing masks,” and 60 per cent agreed it “will now change the habits of many more Americans to be much more vigilant and adhere to COVID-19 precautions.” In Canada, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not contracted the virus, his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau was infected last spring. Two opposition leaders — Conservative leader Erin O’Toole and Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet — were infected last month. Even so, the poll found 83 per cent of Canadians agreed that Trump’s infection “will re-enforce to Canadians that our country knows what it is doing when it comes to fighting the COVID-19 virus.” Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about . By continuing to use our site, you agree to our and . OK

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. OTTAWA — Most Canadians are expecting U.S. President Donald Trump will make a full recovery from his COVID-19 diagnosis, but will still lose the election to Joe Biden on Nov. 3. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. A large majority of Canadians also believe that Trump’s cavalier attitude toward wearing a mask contributed to him getting the disease, the poll by Maru/Blue Public Opinion found. If Trump does make a full recovery, the poll found most Canadians...

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