As Canada's growth rate plunged nearly 12 per cent yesterday, most Canadians know it is wise not to be smug during this perilous time. The other economic advantage Canadians have in the current crisis is our health-care system, despite its many failings . "Our income estimates may actually underestimate the economic well-being of Canadians relative to Americans," wrote Bloomberg's Justin Fox last autumn. It may also help avoid the growing economic and racial divide that sometimes seems to be tearing the United States apart. Not all of Canada's economic advantages have been created by Canadians.

Source: CBC News June 30, 2020 21:11 UTC