According to the 2022 Human Freedom Index published by Canada's Fraser Institute and the USA's Cato Institute, Canada dropped out of the world\s top 10 freest countries in 2020, falling from seventh-freest nation to 13th.
Canada drops out of top 10 ‘freest’ countries | Western Standard - Christopher Oldcorn:
Jan 26, 2023 - "Canada dropped out of the top 10 freest countries in the world, according to a new study released by Canada’s Fraser Institute and America’s Cato Institute. The last time Canada did not rank in the top 10 of the Human Freedom Index (HFI) was back in 2012. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the government limited Canadians' movements, freedom of expression and assembly, and other freedoms, according to Fraser Institute Fellow and co-author of this year’s HFI Fred McMahon ...
"The HFI measures personal freedom across several factors, including 'the rule of law, safety and security, identity and relationships (i.e. the freedom to choose your relationship partner), freedom of movement, speech, assembly, and religion … alongside economic freedom, the ability of individuals to make their own economic decisions.' Canada rank[ed] the 13th freest country in the world based on 2020 data, which was the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions, dropping from sixth in 2019. Switzerland maintained its top spot, followed by New Zealand, Estonia, Denmark, Ireland, Sweden, Iceland, Finland, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Egypt, Iran, Venezuela, Yemen, and Syria are the five least-freest countries."
Human Freedom Index 2022: https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/human-freedom-index-2022
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