Nearly half of Canadians aged 18-to-34 support socialism

According to a Leger poll commissioned for the Fraser Institute, 42% of all Canadians support socialism as their preferred economic system. The number rises to 50% among Canadians aged 18-24, and it drops to 38% support among Canadians over 55.

More than four in ten young Canadians believe Canada should embrace socialism as its ideal economic system, though few want to pay more taxes to fund loftier spending.

A Fraser Institute report released Wednesday found that Canadians aged 18-to-34 had a more favourable impression of socialism (46%) than capitalism (39%), communism (13%), and fascism (8%).

According to a Leger poll commissioned for the policy think tank, 42% of all Canadians support socialism as their preferred economic system. The number rises to 50% among Canadians aged 18-24, and it drops to 38% support among Canadians over 55.

A whole segment of the population — not just in Canada but across the developed world — self-describes as socialist.

Unlike other similar polls, this recent poll explored how respondents defined socialism.

Many young Canadians defined socialism as receiving more from the government.

The most common perspectives of socialism among the 18-to-34 demographic include "government providing more services like healthcare, education and daycare" (67%) and "the government guaranteeing a certain level of income for all citizens" (59%).

Despite a significant number supporting socialism in some capacity, young Canadians believe passing the buck to wealthy citizens would finance additional services and provide a universal basic income rather than paying for it themselves.

Seven in ten (72%) said socialism should be funded by increasing taxes on the wealthiest 1%, while six in ten (59%) said the government should tax them 10% more.

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