This is the fifth edition of the annual report, Economic Freedom of North America . The statistical results of this year's study persuasively confirm those published in the previous four editions; economic freedom is a powerful driver of growth and prosperity.

Torontonians are worried their city is losing its edge compared to other major Canadian business centers. The city of Toronto's median income has sunk below the national average.

This study regularly (since 2005) compares Canadian and American retail prices for an identical group of the 100 most commonly prescribed brand-name (mostly patented) drugs and the 100 most commonly prescribed generic drugs in Canada. In 2007, this sample of drugs represented approximately 70% of the entire brand-name market and approximately 55% of the entire generic market.