Canada ranks 5th happiest country in world, US ranks 11th: UN report

[Lucy Goosey]

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1155598--canada-ranks-5th-happiest-country-in-world-un-report?bn=1

As a country, Canada ranked fifth behind a quartet of northern European nations — Denmark, Finland, Norway and the Netherlands, in that order — but well ahead of the United States and the United Kingdom, which ranked 11th and 18th, respectively out of 156.

Pointing to the “five important facets of life” — family, good health, income, sense of freedom and lack of corruption — Canada performs better than the United States in all but income, said John Helliwell, a University of British Columbia economist and co-editor of the 155-page report.

Interesting. Northern Europe is always showing us up in these types of things. (Damn you, Scandinavia!) Unfortunately our current Prime Minister is trying to drag us out of the top ten - Canada isn't going to have good "lack of corruption" or "sense of freedom" ratings by the end of his reign.

[Justice wanted]

1. Amazing how those crazy "socialists" countries with universal healthcare BUT we Americans are

#1 U.S.A U.S.A.

[dawg]

2. We are so #1 that we are #1 twice.

#1 + #1 = #11