A survey reported on today in The Sun — which shows that Vancouverites are more distrusting than other Canadians of politicians, police, products and financial institutions — is disturbing.
Societies with low levels of trust – of leaders, institutions and their fellow citizens — are usually societies that don’t do very well. They tend to be corrupt societies. At one extreme, think Syria and Myanmar. At the other, think Finland and New Zealand.
Trust is ...
