Broadbent Institute: Political Stripe

Environics Research Dept: The good news is that, unlike their governments, Canadians, whatever their political stripe, want action. New national public opinion research conducted for the Broadbent Institute by Environics Research and released today makes this clear, according to The Star. The biggest worry among Canadians is that it will lead to declining living standards, followed by concern about increased crime, and the erosion of public health care and other public services and the gap between the rich and the rest of us has reached 1920 levels. Since the 1990s, the top 1 per cent have obtained about a third of all growth in national income while the 99 per cent fight for a shrinking share. We asked Canadians for their views on whether the growing gap between the rich and everyone else is a problem and the response is conclusive. More than three-quarters consider the growing gap to be a serious problem with long-term negative consequences for our society. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.