Strict COVID\u002D19 lockdown measures were the largest reason for Canada\u0027s ranking drop in the Human Freedom Index, researchers say
Not enough data was available to rank nations such as Afghanistan, North Korea, South Sudan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.McMahon said citing the pandemic as a root cause shouldn’t be seen as a value judgment on COVID-19 measures as a whole or the government’s response.
“Global research on happiness and life satisfaction finds that freedom, particularly economic freedom, where people can determine their own fate, is a major contributor to happiness — which of course is not what you hear from the opponents of free markets, but it turns out that the reality is the exact opposite of what they claim.
“While Ottawa has been sticking Canadians with higher bills, many other countries have been providing relief by cutting taxes,” he said, pointing to the Trudeau government’s decision to push ahead with hikes to payroll and carbon taxes in the midst of an affordability crisis. Conservative Party civil liberties critic Marilyn Gladu blamed the current government, accusing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of dividing the country while allowing inflation to race out of control.
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