More than half of Canadians are worried about the safety of their neighbourhoods and nearly 90 percent say they feel they have the right to defend themselves and their homes against intruders, a new survey suggests.
Fifty-one percent of adults polled by Leger this month expressed concern about overall safety in their neighbourhoods, particularly the risk of home invasions, and 87 percent said they believe they have the right to use reasonable force if an intruder breaks into their home.
A majority of Canadians also said the justice system is failing them, with 54 percent indicating it operates contrary to their best interests.
The survey was conducted a few weeks after a man in central Ontario was charged with assaulting an intruder in his home….