A poll by the Broadbent Institute shows that Canada’s wealth gap is much larger than most people think. According to the 3,000 Canadians polled, 60 per cent of middle-income Canadians should own 60 per cent of the nation’s wealth. In reality, the middle 20 per cent owns only 9 per cent.
The video below highlights the startling gap between Canada’s richest and poorest citizens. The richest 20 per cent owns over 67 per cent of all wealth, while the poorest 20 per cent own none at all – zero per cent.
Canadians from across the political spectrum think this is a problem. Eighty-six per cent said this gap was a problem, including 74 per cent of Conservative voters. The Broadbent Institute found that most respondents (83 per cent) agreed that political parties should take a pledge not to introduce any tax cuts that may increase the gap.
