Why the secret to Canada’s happiness has nothing to do with tax cuts (or Justin Trudeau)

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Partisanship, as I’ve said repeatedly (and, yes, probably demonstrated on more than one occasion), is a hell of a drug. That was on full display in a recent attempt by Canada Proud to dunk on the Trudeau government for Canada’s position on a ranking of the world’s happiest countries. After peaking at fifth in 2015, the latest World Happiness Report ranked us 13th. “Not good!” the right-wing meme factory tweeted.

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Partisanship, as I’ve said repeatedly (and, yes, probably demonstrated on more than one occasion), is a hell of a drug. That was on full display in a recent attempt by Canada Proud to dunk on the Trudeau government for Canada’s position on a ranking of the world’s happiest countries. After peaking at fifth in 2015, the latest World Happiness Report ranked us 13th. “Not good!” the right-wing meme factory tweeted.

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Canada Proud tried to dunk on the Trudeau government by blaming it for our declining happiness levels. But how do they explain the countries ahead of us on the list? (MI PHAM / Unsplash)
Canada Proud tried to dunk on the Trudeau government by blaming it for our declining happiness levels. But how do they explain the countries ahead of us on the list? (MI PHAM / Unsplash)
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