Prosperity index ranks Canada 5th in world

"andyt" said
And yet we have ever more people using food banks.

"andyt" said
And yet we have ever more people using food banks.

"bootlegga" said
And yet we have ever more people using food banks.

anada has slipped one position from the ranking of fourth it achieved last year, after receiving lower marks in social capital, a measure of civic engagement including how many people have volunteered, donated to charity or helped a stranger.

Canada ranks No. 5 on an international prosperity index produced by the Legatum Institute of London that combines measures of economic progress, health, opportunity and personal freedom.