The conservative think tank C.D. Howe Institute...

The conservative think tank C.D. Howe Institute is reporting that Aboriginal people who live in cities are just as happy as other Canadians. The institute’s report is based on data from the 2009 Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study by Environics, in which more than half of 1.2 million Aboriginal people reported living in the urban setting. The survey asked 2,614 Aboriginal people living in 11 cities the question “Are you happy with your life.” The average happiness score was 2.5 out of three. More than half (57.8 per cent) said they were “very happy”. Only 46.2 per cent of Canadians in 2006 when surveyed said they were “very happy”.