Canadians want their government to deal with poverty

Rolling Back the Tide of Extremism, One Post at a Time: Four in Ten Canadians Fear Imminent Poverty

She said Canadians look at Scandinavian and European countries' focus on poverty reduction and say, "Why can't we do that here?"

According to the survey:

90 per cent want the government to take leadership to reduce poverty
86 per cent believe concrete government action can greatly reduce poverty
81 per cent support reducing poverty by at least 25 per cent over the next five years.