New Brunswick gets a “B” in The Conference Board of Canada’s society report card and in tenth place.
Ontario is 14th with a “B”. Nova Scotia has a “C” and is ranked 20th.
The U.S. is 26th with a grade of “D”.
Canada, overall, is ranked 13th with a “B” but falls short on income inequality and poverty. Canada has the fourth highest poverty rate among its peers.
Cda gets a C grade for poverty on social performance report card w/ 4th highest poverty rate amongst peers https://t.co/1Kxvrd9p2x #HCP2017 pic.twitter.com/qnjyo8s308
— Conference Board Cda (@ConfBoardofCda) April 5, 2017
The top three countries with “A’s” are Norway, Denmmark and Sweden. Britain and the U.S. are among the worst when it comes to income inequality.
The report points out the wage gap between the weekly median earnings of men and women in Canada is more than 18 per cent.
