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TORONTO, NOVEMBER 12th, 2013 ‐ In a random sampling of public opinion taken by HIGHLIGHTS:
the Forum Poll™ among 1216 Canadians 18 years of age and older, the vast majority  The vast majority (86%) (86%) agreed there is a growing income gap in Canada, "where the rich are getting agreed there is a growing too rich and the poor are getting too poor", and close to two thirds express this in income gap in Canada, the strongest terms (strongly agree ‐ 62%). Strong agreement is especially "where the rich are getting characteristic of Boomers (55 to 64 ‐ 71%), those in the lowest (less than $20K ‐ too rich and the poor are 67%) and middle ($40K to $60K ‐ 67%) income bands, in Atlantic Canada (78%) and getting too poor", and close BC (70%), New Democrats (75%) and those who have seen their personal wealth to two thirds express this in decline in the past year (73%). the strongest terms (strongly agree ‐ 62%).
Just one third agree wealth is distributed fairly In a related finding, just one third agree wealth in Canada is fairly distributed (33%)  In a related finding, just one third agree wealth in Canada and just one tenth agree strongly (13%). Strong agreement wealth is fairly is fairly distributed (33%) and distributed is especially characteristic of the least wealthy (21%) and the wealthiest just one tenth agree strongly ($80K to $100K ‐ 16%, $100K to $250K ‐ 18%), in Quebec (17%) and the prairies (13%).
(21%), among Conservatives (17%) and among those who saw their wealth increase  On average, Canadians think in the past year (21%). the 100 richest Canadians control about 40% of the 100 richest Canadians seen to control 40% of country's wealth nation's wealth.
On average, Canadians think the 100 richest Canadians control about 40% of the 
One third of Canadians saw nation's wealth, although this average is somewhat higher among the youngest, the their personal net worth least wealthy, in Atlantic Canada and in BC and among those who saw their wealth increase last year (34%), decrease in the past year. On average, Canadians think the wealth of this already while just more saw their rich group grew by about one third (32%) in the past year. wealth decrease (38%).
One third saw wealth decline last year; one third saw an increase One third of Canadians saw their personal net worth increase last year (34%), while just more saw their wealth decrease (38%). One quarter saw no change in their net worth (23%). On average, those who saw their wealth increase experienced a 14% rate of growth, while those who lost money saw their wealth decrease by, on average, 23%. 1 180 Bloor Street W., #1400
Toronto, ON M5S 2V6 T 416.960.9600 F 416.960.9602 forumresearch.com Three quarters agree governments should intervene in wealth distribution Three quarters of Canadians agree governments should do more to redistribute wealth from the richest to the poorest (76%), and one half express the strongest agreement (50%). Strong agreement is especially characteristic of the oldest (55%), the least wealthy (less than $20K ‐ 64%, $20K to $40K ‐ 57%), Atlantic Canada (56%) and BC (58%), New Democrats (62%), Liberals (55%) and those who saw their wealth decrease in the past year (62%). Strong disagreement with this sentiment is common to the prairies, Alberta, the youngest and Conservatives. “Canadians are known as very fair‐minded people, and there is something about the growing inequality in this country that disturbs them to the point where they see a role for the state in solving the problem. Agreement is not as high among Conservatives and in Alberta, naturally," said Forum Research President, Dr. Lorne Bozinoff. Lorne Bozinoff, Ph.D. is the president and founder of Forum Research. He can be reached at [email protected] or at (416) 960‐9603. 2 MEDIA INQUIRIES:
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HIGHLIGHTS:
 Three quarters of Canadians agree governments should do more to redistribute wealth from the richest to the poorest (76%), and one half express the strongest agreement (50%).
 “Canadians are known as very fair‐minded people, and there is something about the growing inequality in this country that disturbs them to the point where they see a role for the state in solving the problem. Agreement is not as high among Conservatives and in Alberta, naturally," said Forum Research President, Dr. Lorne Bozinoff.
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Methodology The Forum Poll™ was conducted by Forum Research with the results based on an interactive voice response telephone survey of 1216 randomly selected Canadians 18 years of age and older. The poll was conducted on November 9‐
10th, 2013. TORONTO
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Fair Distribution of Wealth ‘Do you agree or disagree that wealth is distributed fairly in Canada?’
[All Respondents] Age / Gender % TORONTO
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Total 18‐34 35‐44 45‐54 55‐64 65+ Male Female Sample NET: Top2 NET: Btm2 Agree strongly Agree Disagree Disagree strongly Don't know 1216 33 63 13 20 37 26 4 121 35 59 15 19 32 27 7 144 32 64 14 18 36 29 3 217 32 65 11 21 40 25 2 338 30 66 13 17 39 27 4 % Total Atl Que ON Man/Sask Sample NET: Top2 NET: Btm2 Agree strongly Agree Disagree Disagree strongly Don't know 1216 33 63 13 20 37 26 4 100 18 80 5 13 42 38 2 285 39 57 17 22 39 19 4 416 28 68 10 18 40 29 3 130 40 51 21 20 32 19 9 396 33 64 11 22 44 20 3 537 38 59 15 23 35 24 3 679 28 67 12 16 40 27 5 Region AB BC 126 159 36 36 56 60 13 16 24 21 35 31 21 29 8 3 Household Income % Sample NET: Top2 NET: Btm2 Agree strongly Agree Disagree Disagree strongly Don't know 1216 33 63 199 36 58 $20‐
$40K 286 29 65 13 21 9 8 10 16 18 24 20 37 14 30 19 45 17 40 26 37 18 37 24 34 34 41 26 28 20 31 27 28 22 0 4 6 6 3 0 1 1 0 Total <$20K $40‐
$60K 189 26 71 $60‐
$80K 134 36 64 $80‐
$100K 105 34 65 $100‐
$250K 135 42 57 4 $250K+ 13 59 41 180 Bloor Street W., #1400
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Total Conservative Liberal Sample NET: Top2 NET: Btm2 Agree strongly Agree Disagree Disagree strongly Don't know New Bloc Other Didn’t Green Democratic Quebecois Parties Vote 288 67 64 44 125 1216 335 293 33 47 30 23 31 41 41 24 63 47 66 76 67 57 58 64 13 17 11 10 11 28 18 8 20 37 31 37 19 38 13 38 19 39 13 32 23 25 16 42 26 10 28 39 28 26 34 23 4 5 3 1 3 2 1 12 TORONTO
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Personal Wealth Growth % Sample NET: Top2 NET: Btm2 Agree strongly Agree Disagree Disagree strongly Don't know Total Increased Decreased Remained the same 1216 33 63 13 20 37 26 4 369 46 51 21 24 33 18 4 501 26 73 9 17 41 32 2 306 26 67 7 19 39 28 7 5 180 Bloor Street W., #1400
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[All Respondents] Age / Gender % Sample Up to 10% 10% to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% 75% to 100% More than 100% Don't know Mean MEDIA INQUIRIES:
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Total 18‐34 35‐44 45‐54 55‐64 65+ Male Female 1216 15 36 22 6 3 4 13 121 21 37 14 4 4 5 14 144 14 36 26 4 3 4 14 217 12 36 25 10 3 6 8 338 11 42 22 9 3 2 11 396 15 30 28 6 3 3 15 537 16 41 18 6 3 6 9 679 15 32 26 7 3 3 16 32 30 30 35 31 32 32 31 Region % Total Atl Que ON Man/Sask Sample Up to 10% 10% to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% 75% to 100% More than 100% Don't know 1216 15 36 22 6 3 4 13 100 6 43 27 10 2 5 7 285 17 38 15 6 4 2 18 416 17 39 24 5 2 2 11 130 15 37 21 4 4 6 13 126 159 15 15 28 28 25 25 5 10 3 3 7 11 17 8 32 34 28 28 33 36 Mean AB BC 41 6 180 Bloor Street W., #1400
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1216 15 36 22 6 3 199 18 31 19 5 7 $20‐
$40K 286 12 35 24 10 3 4 6 0 5 9 9 2 0 13 13 15 9 12 9 6 21 32 36 30 33 32 33 28 21 Total <$20K Sample Up to 10% 10% to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% 75% to 100% More than 100% Don't know Mean $40‐
$60K 189 13 34 29 7 2 $60‐
$80K 134 17 43 15 3 1 $80‐
$100K 105 22 33 21 7 0 $100‐
$250K 135 17 39 28 5 3 $250K+ 13 41 27 0 3 8 TORONTO
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Past Federal Party Preference % 1216 335 293 New Democratic 288 15 16 15 16 21 10 28 9 36 45 36 38 23 45 31 24 22 18 24 23 32 19 20 21 6 6 6 8 10 4 0 5 3 2 2 4 2 8 4 2 4 2 5 3 8 7 6 6 13 10 12 9 4 6 11 34 32 27 32 31 37 36 29 37 Total Conservative Liberal Sample Up to 10% 10% to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% 75% to 100% More than 100% Don't know Mean 67 Bloc Quebecois 64 Other Parties 44 Didn’t Vote 125 Green 7 180 Bloor Street W., #1400
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1216 15 36 22 6 3 NET: Top2 400 21 43 15 4 3 NET: Btm2 773 13 34 26 8 3 4 3 13 32 Total 369 22 36 19 5 3 501 13 34 27 9 3 Remained the same 306 12 40 23 5 3 5 5 4 3 10 11 11 10 14 27 34 30 34 31 Increased Decreased TORONTO
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Total 18‐34 35‐44 45‐54 55‐64 65+ Male Female Sample Increased Decreased Remained the same Don't know 1216 34 38 23 4 121 43 32 19 7 144 37 36 23 5 217 31 41 24 4 338 31 42 26 1 % Total Atl Que ON Man/Sask Sample Increased Decreased Remained the same Don't know 1216 34 38 23 4 100 23 41 29 7 285 38 35 20 7 416 32 41 23 4 130 42 28 24 6 396 26 43 28 3 537 44 33 20 2 679 25 42 27 6 Region AB BC 126 159 32 40 43 32 23 27 1 1 Household Income % 1216 34 38 199 17 57 $20‐
$40K 286 17 58 23 16 23 25 28 25 16 12 4 10 2 1 0 4 0 0 Total <$20K Sample Increased Decreased Remained the same Don't know $40‐
$60K 189 32 42 $60‐
$80K 134 43 30 $80‐
$100K 105 51 19 $100‐
$250K 135 72 12 $250K+ 13 62 25 Past Federal Party Preference % Total Sample Increased Decreased Remained the same Don't know 1216 34 38 Conserva
tive 335 42 32 23 23 25 21 27 15 17 29 4 2 3 4 2 2 12 11 Liberal 293 31 41 New Bloc Other Didn’t Green Democratic Quebecois Parties Vote 288 67 64 44 125 33 38 30 35 27 42 34 53 37 32 9 180 Bloor Street W., #1400
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Total NET: Top2 NET: Btm2 1216 34 38 23 4 400 48 30 19 4 773 28 44 25 4 TORONTO
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Total 18‐34 35‐44 45‐54 55‐64 65+ Male Female Sample Up to 10% 10% to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% 75% to 100% More than 100% Don't know 870 52 26 10 4 2 1 5 91 40 30 12 6 5 2 5 105 56 25 11 2 1 0 6 156 57 22 10 5 1 2 4 247 54 29 10 3 1 1 3 271 59 24 4 1 1 1 10 410 53 28 9 4 2 1 4 460 51 24 11 3 2 2 7 Mean 19 24 15 19 17 14 18 20 Region % Total Atl Que ON Man/Sask AB BC Sample Up to 10% 10% to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% 75% to 100% More than 100% Don't know 870 52 26 10 4 2 1 5 68 44 30 9 2 8 0 6 203 59 25 10 3 0 0 4 306 55 23 10 4 0 2 6 88 52 19 8 13 2 2 5 92 32 43 6 3 10 3 3 113 49 27 14 3 0 0 8 Mean 19 22 15 18 23 27 16 $40‐
$60K 127 58 30 4 6 0 1 1 $60‐
$80K 96 66 17 8 1 0 0 9 $80‐
$100K 78 62 20 11 6 0 0 1 $100‐
$250K 109 62 29 7 1 0 0 2 16 12 16 13 Household Income Sample Up to 10% 10% to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% 75% to 100% More than 100% Don't know 870 52 26 10 4 2 1 5 150 30 29 15 8 5 6 6 $20‐
$40K 208 47 29 13 3 3 0 5 Mean 19 32 19 % 11 Total <$20K $250K+ 11 24 34 0 0 28 0 13 38 180 Bloor Street W., #1400
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Sample Up to 10% 10% to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% 75% to 100% More than 100% Don't know 870 238 214 New Democratic 210 52 52 52 61 51 51 39 34 26 32 27 21 23 26 26 24 10 7 11 9 14 15 9 10 4 3 1 3 5 0 7 14 2 1 1 1 0 2 14 6 1 0 1 0 3 1 3 6 5 5 6 6 4 5 2 6 Mean 19 16 17 15 20 17 31 33 % Total Conservative Liberal 47 Bloc Quebecois 48 Other Parties 33 Didn’t Vote 80 Green TORONTO
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Fair Distribution of Wealth % Total NET: Top2 NET: Btm2 Increased Decreased Sample Up to 10% 10% to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% 75% to 100% More than 100% Don't know 870 52 26 10 4 2 1 5 299 54 26 11 3 1 1 4 548 51 26 9 4 2 2 6 369 66 20 6 2 1 0 4 501 39 31 13 5 3 2 6 Mean 19 17 20 14 23 12 180 Bloor Street W., #1400
Toronto, ON M5S 2V6 T 416.960.9600 F 416.960.9602 forumresearch.com Government’s Role in Wealth Distribution ‘Do you agree or disagree that provincial and federal governments should do more to redistribute wealth from the richest to poorest Canadians?’
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Total 18‐34 35‐44 45‐54 55‐64 65+ Male Female Sample NET: Top2 NET: Btm2 Agree strongly Agree Disagree Disagree strongly Don't know 1216 76 19 50 26 12 7 4 121 67 25 45 22 12 13 8 144 75 24 53 22 14 10 1 217 82 16 49 33 12 3 2 338 84 14 53 31 9 5 2 % Total Atl Que ON Man/Sask Sample NET: Top2 NET: Btm2 Agree strongly Agree Disagree Disagree strongly Don't know 1216 76 19 50 26 12 7 4 100 83 6 56 26 4 2 11 285 83 13 54 29 10 2 4 416 77 20 47 30 12 8 3 130 64 29 41 24 12 16 7 396 79 15 55 24 11 3 6 537 73 23 47 26 13 10 4 679 80 16 53 26 11 5 5 Region AB BC 126 159 61 76 35 22 43 58 18 18 18 15 17 7 4 2 Household Income % Sample NET: Top2 NET: Btm2 Agree strongly Agree Disagree Disagree strongly Don't know 13 1216 76 19 199 86 11 $20‐
$40K 286 82 15 50 64 57 52 44 51 34 19 26 12 22 6 25 11 26 12 26 17 25 8 35 15 22 34 7 5 4 5 6 11 14 21 4 3 3 5 5 5 2 4 Total <$20K $40‐
$60K 189 78 18 $60‐
$80K 134 71 24 $80‐
$100K 105 76 19 $100‐
$250K 135 69 29 $250K+ 13 41 55 180 Bloor Street W., #1400
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Total Conservative Liberal Sample NET: Top2 NET: Btm2 Agree strongly Agree Disagree Disagree strongly Don't know New Bloc Other Didn’t Green Democratic Quebecois Parties Vote 288 67 64 44 125 1216 335 293 76 57 80 91 82 82 66 77 19 40 16 7 15 13 24 15 50 31 55 62 55 53 56 50 26 12 26 23 25 13 29 3 26 8 29 8 10 13 27 11 7 17 3 4 7 5 11 4 4 3 5 2 3 5 10 8 TORONTO
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Fair Distribution of Wealth / Personal Wealth Growth % Sample NET: Top2 NET: Btm2 Agree strongly Agree Disagree Disagree strongly Don't know 1216 76 19 50 26 12 NET: Top2 400 64 35 43 21 20 NET: Btm2 773 84 11 55 29 8 7 15 4 1 Total 369 64 32 37 27 18 501 86 11 62 24 7 Remained the same 306 77 18 49 28 12 3 14 4 6 5 4 3 5 Increased Decreased 14 180 Bloor Street W., #1400
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Total 18‐34 35‐44 45‐54 55‐64 65+ Male Female Sample Up to 10% 10% to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% More than 75% Don't know Mean 1216 12 22 26 16 13 11 121 10 19 25 17 16 13 144 16 21 22 18 13 11 217 10 29 27 13 13 8 338 13 23 29 19 10 7 396 12 23 27 12 10 16 537 13 22 27 16 14 8 679 10 23 25 16 12 14 40 44 39 38 39 37 40 40 Region % Total Atl Que ON Man/Sask Sample Up to 10% 10% to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% More than 75% Don't know 1216 12 22 26 16 13 11 100 6 13 41 12 17 10 285 14 27 21 18 7 12 416 10 24 26 15 14 10 130 13 25 16 19 12 15 126 159 11 15 18 16 32 24 14 16 10 20 15 9 40 45 35 40 39 39 Mean AB BC 44 Household Income % Sample Up to 10% 10% to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% More than 75% Don't know Mean 15 1216 12 22 26 16 199 12 12 26 22 $20‐
$40K 286 10 24 28 18 13 15 10 11 15 22 8 11 11 14 10 9 8 11 6 21 40 45 39 39 36 43 34 26 Total <$20K $40‐
$60K 189 5 30 29 16 $60‐
$80K 134 15 31 21 10 $80‐
$100K 105 17 22 13 14 $100‐
$250K 135 19 24 30 14 $250K+ 13 29 26 13 0 180 Bloor Street W., #1400
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1216 335 293 New Democratic 288 12 14 10 10 20 11 15 10 22 31 26 20 10 29 16 10 26 25 25 32 29 22 26 17 16 13 15 20 16 32 8 14 13 6 15 12 19 4 24 20 11 11 9 6 6 3 12 30 40 33 40 41 43 38 44 48 Total Conservative Liberal Sample Up to 10% 10% to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% More than 75% Don't know Mean 67 Bloc Quebecois 64 Other Parties 44 Didn’t Vote 125 Green TORONTO
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Fair Distribution of Wealth % Sample Up to 10% 10% to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% More than 75% Don't know Mean Total NET: Top2 NET: Btm2 Increased Decreased Remained the same 1216 12 22 26 16 13 11 400 17 29 22 12 7 13 773 9 20 29 18 16 9 369 17 27 22 13 10 11 501 9 19 29 20 16 7 306 11 22 29 13 11 13 40 32 43 34 44 39 16 180 Bloor Street W., #1400
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Total 18‐34 35‐44 45‐54 55‐64 65+ Male Female Sample NET: Top2 NET: Btm2 Agree strongly Agree Disagree Disagree strongly Don't know 1216 86 11 62 24 7 4 2 121 82 16 54 28 9 7 3 144 87 11 66 21 6 5 1 217 87 11 63 25 7 4 1 338 90 7 71 20 6 1 2 396 88 9 63 26 7 2 3 % Total Atl Que ON Man/Sask Sample NET: Top2 NET: Btm2 Agree strongly Agree Disagree Disagree strongly Don't know 1216 86 11 62 24 7 4 2 100 96 3 78 18 3 0 1 285 86 11 62 24 8 3 3 416 89 9 59 29 7 2 2 130 75 20 56 20 13 7 4 537 83 15 62 21 8 6 2 679 89 8 62 27 6 2 2 Region AB BC 126 159 74 89 24 10 54 70 20 19 8 5 16 5 2 1 Household Income % Sample NET: Top2 NET: Btm2 Agree strongly Agree Disagree Disagree strongly Don't know 17 1216 86 11 199 87 9 $20‐
$40K 286 93 6 62 67 68 67 62 52 54 26 24 7 19 4 25 4 24 5 19 13 31 8 25 10 40 17 4 5 2 2 4 6 11 13 2 5 1 2 1 3 0 4 Total <$20K $40‐
$60K 189 91 7 $60‐
$80K 134 82 17 $80‐
$100K 105 82 14 $100‐
$250K 135 79 21 $250K+ 13 66 30 180 Bloor Street W., #1400
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Total Conservative Liberal Sample NET: Top2 NET: Btm2 Agree strongly Agree Disagree Disagree strongly Don't know New Bloc Green Democratic Quebecois 288 67 64 Other Parties 44 Didn’t Vote 125 1216 335 293 86 74 91 94 96 92 73 85 11 25 4 5 4 8 21 13 62 46 63 75 67 72 65 59 24 7 28 13 28 4 18 5 29 0 20 0 9 16 26 11 4 12 0 1 4 8 5 2 2 2 5 1 0 0 6 2 TORONTO
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Fair Distribution of Wealth / Personal Wealth Growth % Sample NET: Top2 NET: Btm2 Agree strongly Agree Disagree Disagree strongly Don't know 1216 86 11 62 24 7 NET: Top2 400 73 23 48 24 13 NET: Btm2 773 94 5 70 24 4 4 10 2 4 Total 369 79 19 53 27 11 501 93 6 73 20 4 Remained the same 306 90 8 64 26 6 1 8 3 2 1 1 1 2 Increased Decreased For more information: Lorne Bozinoff, Ph.D. President Forum Research Inc. Tel: (416) 960‐9603 Fax: (416) 960‐9602 E‐mail: [email protected] 18 180 Bloor Street W., #1400
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