Canada Ranks High in ‘Misery Index’ Regarding COVID-19 Response, Economic Impact: Study

A storefront on Roncesvalles Avenue displays a "for lease" sign as part of a protest against the Ontario government's pandemic lockdown rules in Toronto, Canada, on Nov. 24, 2020. Jody White/The Canadian Press

Canada is ranked among the most miserable when it comes to how governments have responded to the COVID-19 and the economic consequences that followed from those decisions, a study indicates.

The study released on Monday by think tank Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) found that the Canadian government’s performance amid the pandemic fares “well below average, with particularly poor results in our public health response and managing the economic impact.”