Canada is back on the property radar
For almost as long as it`s been there, Canada has been brushed off as `America-lite,` or the less important part of North America. It`s dull, a bit too peaceful, not intensely innovative (BlackBerry, IMAX, insulin, standard time and instant replay excepted), its taxes are crazy high and it`s more risk-averse than its southern neighbour. While all that may be true, those same traits have made it one of a handful of countries in the world considered the best to live in, it`s clean, diverse, socially progressive, the population is one of the most highly educated in the world (thanks to subsidised post-secondary education) and transparency, civil liberties and quality of life also rank near the top of international lists. Crime is generally low, health care is strong (subsidies again) and though unemployment is still too high, its cautious banking sector and existing federal surpluses (hello, taxes) helped it weather the GFC of 2008 better than most markets. It`s considered a safe haven for wealth, and it`s not even that cold all the time. The only thing it really has to apologise for is Justin Bieber. Sorry.
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