The United States is a more socialistic country than Canada.  Surprised? According to the Heritage Foundation’s annual Economic Freedom Index, Canada is an economically freer nation than the United States.  Canada ranks as the 7th freest economy in the world, ahead of the United States.  Maybe this is why the American economy is being outperformed by ours.
 
What I find interesting about the ten freest economies in the world is that all the countries on the list have one of two qualities: either the nation is one of the world’s richest (Switzerland and Denmark) or the economy has grown dramatically in the past couple of decades (Chile and Ireland).

This clearly demonstrates that freedom brings prosperity.  Canada can grow more prosperous, but to do that we need to grow freer and keep the government’s interference in the economy to a minimum.

I’m Brad Trost, your Member of Parliament in Saskatoon-Humboldt. You can call my office in Saskatoon at 975-6133 or drop by our two offices to visit: Saskatoon Monday-Friday or Humboldt Tuesday and Wednesday. I always appreciate your feedback.