“If you’re unhappy and you know it, clap your hand! If you’re unhappy and you know, it clap your hands!”.It appears Canadians are becoming a glum lot – within a few years, we have gone from being one of the happiest countries in the world to only the 15th happiest now..The annual World Happiness Report has been released, and again, Finland takes the top spot as the happiest place, while Afghanistan sits at the bottom of the list..Canada slid from 10th to 15th, continuing its downwards trend after being in the top five only four years ago..Experts rate the countries looking at six criteria: income, freedom, trust in government, healthy life expectancy, social support and generosity..This year’s report looked at the COVID-19 pandemic and, unsurprisingly, found well-being decreased..“The pandemic’s toll on negative emotions is clear, with 42 countries showing a significantly higher frequency of negative emotions, compared to 9 where they were significantly less frequent,” the report said..The top five countries are all European countries – Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, Iceland and Netherlands. .The full report can be found here..Canada is also doing terribly in another, more important ranking..Canada is still in 65th place globally in “total vaccines per 100 people.” With 4,773,470 doses of Moderna, Pfizer and AZ being delivered..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
“If you’re unhappy and you know it, clap your hand! If you’re unhappy and you know, it clap your hands!”.It appears Canadians are becoming a glum lot – within a few years, we have gone from being one of the happiest countries in the world to only the 15th happiest now..The annual World Happiness Report has been released, and again, Finland takes the top spot as the happiest place, while Afghanistan sits at the bottom of the list..Canada slid from 10th to 15th, continuing its downwards trend after being in the top five only four years ago..Experts rate the countries looking at six criteria: income, freedom, trust in government, healthy life expectancy, social support and generosity..This year’s report looked at the COVID-19 pandemic and, unsurprisingly, found well-being decreased..“The pandemic’s toll on negative emotions is clear, with 42 countries showing a significantly higher frequency of negative emotions, compared to 9 where they were significantly less frequent,” the report said..The top five countries are all European countries – Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, Iceland and Netherlands. .The full report can be found here..Canada is also doing terribly in another, more important ranking..Canada is still in 65th place globally in “total vaccines per 100 people.” With 4,773,470 doses of Moderna, Pfizer and AZ being delivered..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
