While happiness may have felt far off as the COVID-19 pandemic raged across the globe, the latest World Happiness Report (WHR) has ranked Canadians in 15th place, slipping down from the 10th position the previous year. The report is released annually by a team of independent researchers and weighs six variables: income, freedom, trust in government, healthy life expectancy, social support, and generosity. (CTV News)

Classified as: McGill experts, happiness index, economics of happiness, Christopher Barrington-Leigh
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Published on: 19 Mar 2021
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