From - Immigration: What the Polls say

A June, 1994 poll, commissioned by the Immigration Association of Canada and conducted by Forum Canada Research confirmed a host of other polls that continue to show ongoing opposition by the Canadian Majority to the current immigration policy. Respondents were asked:

Currently, people with AIDS, tuberculosis, pernicious Hepatitis B, and even leprosy somehow manage to get into Canada. Actually, we don't even test for AIDS. A runaway majority say this must change. When asked,

-Do you think people with incurable contagious diseases should or should not be permitted to immigrate to Canada?

77.1 per cent said they should be kept out.