In her testimony, Donna Mitchell touched on a similar point, noting that “I do find it of particular interest in the many dialogues that I have observed that rural poverty, per se, was not identified by rural citizens as an issue although many of the contributing factors that I have talked about certainly were identified by citizens” (Evidence, October 17, 2006)
Dans son témoignage, Donna Mitchell a avancé un argument de la même nature : « Il est intéressant de constater que dans nombre de ces dialogues, on remarque que la pauvreté rurale, en soi, n’est pas considérée par les citoyens ruraux comme un problème» (Témoignages, 17 octobre 2006)