Thursday, August 11, 2022

TAKING OFF THE ROSE COLOURED GLASSES

   If you spend any time on social media, it’s likely that you’ve seen this graphic compiled by columnist Stephen Lautens that assembles 11 international indices which feature Canada near the top spot. “Canada is broken? I don’t think so. Neither does the world,” reads a caption.
   Naturally, it only tells a partial picture. While Canada may dominate abstract indices such as “quality of life” and “peace,” there are plenty of far more empirical indicators in which we measurably rank as among the worst in the developed world.
   There’s plenty to like about Canada, but below is a not-at-all comprehensive list of all the ways in which we are indeed very broken.

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