According to a 2021 news report found at https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/quality-of-life-rankings, ranking countries according to quality of life, Canada topped the list.
The article went on to say, “Beyond the essential ideas of broad access to food and housing, to quality education and health care, to employment that will sustain us, quality of life may also include intangibles such as job security, political stability, individual freedom and environmental quality.
“What social scientists do agree on is that material wealth is not the most important factor in assessing a life lived well. The results of the Quality of Life sub-ranking survey reflect that sensibility.”
The 2021 Best Countries ranking was based on a study that surveyed more than 17,000 global citizens from four regions to assess perceptions of 78 countries on 76 different metrics, the article stated.
“The Quality of Life subranking is based on an equally weighted average of scores from nine country attributes that relate to quality of life in a country: affordable, a good job market, economically stable, family friendly, income equality, politically stable, safe, well-developed public education system and well-developed public health system.”
It said that people consistently view a small group of nations as being best at providing for their citizens. For the sixth consecutive year, Canada ranks No. 1 overall for providing a good quality of life. “Survey respondents rank the North American country as No. 1 for having a good job market, No. 2 for being politically stable and No. 3 for having a well-developed public education system, a perception supported by independent research. The North American country is seen as possessing the fourth-best developed public health care system. In fact, Canada is rated in the top 10 in all but one of the nine attributes, affordability, where Asian countries dominate.
But presently within Canada, there seems to be a lot of speculation as to "how great our country is."
As Canada Day was approaching, there was an increasing call for individuals and organizations to abandon celebrating Canada Day this year in the wake of the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at residential schools across the country. While many have suggested cancelling Canada Day events, others have even proposed holding the RCMP and churches responsible for these atrocities accountable, according to https://www.blogto.com/city/2021/06/cancel-canada-day-residential-school/
There’s a lot more unrest within our dominion that continues to divide the country as the West continues its push for separation, partially due to unfair equalization. (https://nationalpost.com/opinion/bill-bewick-robbing-the-west-to-pay-for-the-rest-exposing-the-unfairness-of-equalization)
According to a huffingtonpost.ca article, in 2019, “Roughly seven out of 10 Canadians living west of Ontario believe that their province is not being treated fairly by the federal government,” a poll suggested.
I personally don’t think things have changed that much since then, as the push for separation seems to loom overhead with new separation parties being developed throughout the west.
As well, the COVID-19 pandemic has proved to be a controversial issue within the population.
No matter what the issues may be, our beautiful country with large expansive borders and immeasurable resources is still a great country to live in. On the world scene, in comparison, we should consider ourselves blessed to call Canada “our home and native land.”
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