Soaring inflation is adding to the concerns of younger Canadians and families with children keeping their households fed, a new Ipsos poll says. The poll, conducted between March 11 and 16 for Global News, shows that six out of 10 Canadians are worried about not having enough money to feed their families—a figure that saw a 16 percent increase compared to an earlier Ipsos survey conducted in November 2021, when Canada’s annual inflation rate was at 4.7 percent. With that figure climbing a full percentage point to 5.7 percent in February, according to data from Statistics Canada, and the easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, Canadians’ top-of-mind concerns have gone through a “dramatic transformation,” says Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs. “What we’re now seeing is an agenda that’s very much dominated by really urgent economic issues, principally the cost of living,” he told Global News. Canadians with children are the …
Amid Inflation, 6 in 10 Canadians Worry About Not Having Enough Money to Feed Their Families: Poll
March 23, 2022
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