Many people believe that income and wealth inequality and poverty are serious and growing problems in Canada. But the perception that the situation has only gone from bad to worse over the past several years, instead of stirring a demand for action, has left many Canadians resigned to the belief that nothing can or will be done by governments to improve the situation, or at least prevent it from getting worse.

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