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What can governments do about Canada's growing gap?

9 Mar 2007

Would each of the following be a very, somewhat, not very or not at all effective way to reduce the gap?Making it more affordable for Canadians to go to college or university by reducing tuition and giving more grants to those in need…” Nine in 10 Canadians (90%) agree that making it more affordable for Canadians to go to college or university by reducing tuition and giving more grants to those in [...] Atlantic Canada 76% of Atlantic Canadians agree that increasing taxes on wealthier Canadians to pay for programs that benefit the rest of the population would be an ef- fective way to reduce the gap (34% say very effective, 42% say somewhat effective). [...] Ontario 70% of Ontarians agree that increasing taxes on wealthier Canadians to pay for programs that benefit the rest of the population would be an effective way to reduce the gap (33% say very effective, 37% say somewhat effective). [...] Prairies Similarly, 70% of those on the Prairies agree that increasing taxes on wealth- ier Canadians to pay for programs that benefit the rest of the population would be an effective way to reduce the gap (28% say very effective, 42% say somewhat effec- tive). [...] Raising the minimum wage 91% think raising the minimum wage would be effective (70% very effective, 21% somewhat effective) Creating affordable housing 87% of Atlantic Canadians say creating more subsidized affordable housing for low-income Canadians is an effective way to reduce the gap (54% say very effective, 33% say somewhat effective).
politics economics child care economy poverty taxation income distribution canada culture ethics alberta poor affordable housing prairies economic inequality british columbia territories poverty in canada canadian prairies bloc québécois gap between rich and poor the prairies
ISBN
9780886275303
Pages
24
Published in
Canada

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