Anthony Furey: Civil Society and Community Groups Will Help Us Fix Canada

Commentary A new poll reveals that more Canadians than ever agree with the phrase “Canada is broken.” The situation is dire. People are losing faith. We need to turn things around. But how? A Leger poll commissioned by Postmedia shows that 70 percent agree with the statement that “everything is broken in the country right now.” When broken down by political support, the phrase is backed by 85 percent of Conservatives, 66 percent of NDPers, and 43 percent of Liberals. While the Liberal response is the lowest, it’s also the most interesting because it tells us that almost half of Liberal voters likely don’t have faith in the government they voted into power....