Most Winnipeggers believe there is a deep racial gulf between aboriginal and non-aboriginal citizens, according to a new poll.
Of the 602 Winnipeg adults who were surveyed, 75 per cent acknowledged there is a divide, according to Probe Research, which conducted the poll.
“This includes 49 per cent who strongly agree that this racial division is a major problem for Winnipeg and an additional 26 per cent who moderately agree that this is a serious issue,” a Probe press release stated.
Curtis Brown, a senior research associate with Probe, said that kind of number is unprecedented.
“It’s a serious issue facing the city, so about three quarters of the public thinks that,” said Brown. “That’s a really high number.”
The question was asked because the issue has come up during the civic election campaign, he added.
The survey, commissioned by the Winnipeg Free Press/CTV for Probe Research, was conducted via telephone interviews between Sept. 18 and Oct. 1.
The margin of error is four per cent, 19 times out of 20.
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