Over the past week, Papa and I have commented several times about how happy the Canadians we've chatted with seem. Yesterday afternoon, we picked up a newspaper and found this article, from the Canadian Press.
"If you're happy and you know it, a new report suggests you might be from Canada.
The Centre for the Study of Living Standards says more than 90 per cent of Canadians surveyed report they are either satisfied or very satisfied with their lives. The centre tracked numbers collected by Statistics Canada in its community health survey between 2003 and 2011. Canadians have stayed happy through that entire period, with 91 per cent reporting life satisfaction in 2003 and 92 per cent saying so last year.
The scores were enough to officially rank Canada as among the happiest countries in the world.
Centre executive director Andrew Sharpe said the numbers tell a compelling story about the standard of living most Canadians enjoy. "We do have high levels of income. We have weathered the financial crisis better than other countries of the world," Sharpe said in a telephone interview. "We do have a good health system. We complain about it, but at least there's full coverage of all Canadians ... We do have a lot of advantages as a country."
The centre says a recent Gallup world poll rated Canada as the second most satisfied nation, ranked only behind Denmark."
They certainly have something going on in Canada! Everyone is smiling all the time!
"If you're happy and you know it, a new report suggests you might be from Canada.
The Centre for the Study of Living Standards says more than 90 per cent of Canadians surveyed report they are either satisfied or very satisfied with their lives. The centre tracked numbers collected by Statistics Canada in its community health survey between 2003 and 2011. Canadians have stayed happy through that entire period, with 91 per cent reporting life satisfaction in 2003 and 92 per cent saying so last year.
The scores were enough to officially rank Canada as among the happiest countries in the world.
Centre executive director Andrew Sharpe said the numbers tell a compelling story about the standard of living most Canadians enjoy. "We do have high levels of income. We have weathered the financial crisis better than other countries of the world," Sharpe said in a telephone interview. "We do have a good health system. We complain about it, but at least there's full coverage of all Canadians ... We do have a lot of advantages as a country."
The centre says a recent Gallup world poll rated Canada as the second most satisfied nation, ranked only behind Denmark."
They certainly have something going on in Canada! Everyone is smiling all the time!
