Economic Data Shows Canada and Europe Falling Behind as Prosperity Gap With U.S. Grows
In Sicily, youth unemployment reached 33.8 percent in 2025. Palermo, Sicily, shows damage from World War II, while people continue to live there. Photo: Dma34, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. Americans were always wealthier than Canadians or Europeans, but the gap is widening. Apart from an influx of migrants living on public benefits, the decline stems from other self-inflicted wounds: slower productivity growth, weaker business