World Justice Project: Canada

Canada Dept: Canada dropped since last year in six of the eight Rule of Law factors listed in the report from the World Justice Project, according to The Star. Some 97,000 people were polled worldwide, in addition to 2,500 experts in 97 countries to compile the report and a new report from suggests immigrant and poor populations are being discriminated against in Canada because of a limited access to justice. The report ranked Canada among 97 countries worldwide in categories including government power, corruption, order, fundamental rights, open government, enforcement, and civil and criminal justice. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.