Pratt: Running the numbers, Canada sure is better off than in the 1960s

Canada today is one of the most progressive nations in the world. Our 150th birthday is an opportunity to review the huge progress we have made as a society. This progress can be measured by looking back on Canada around half a century ago.
I immigrated to Canada in 1962, from Britain via the United States, to take up a teaching position. I immediately found Canadians very much to my liking. My teacher colleagues were unfailingly professional, friendly and supportive. Compared to Britain, there