b.c .,: It's the metric politicians most often cite as an indicator of economic health, but more and more leaders and researchers are saying that countries need to find something better, according to The Toronto Star. Kitimat, B.C., will be the location of a 40-billion liquid natural gas plant. Canada's Gross Domestic Product GDP a metric that captures the total economic input and output of a country, has been rising steadily since 1980. Oil-and-gas and housing together comprised a quarter of Canada's produced capital wealth in 2015, according to a new report. The economy should be serving people, Furstenau said. DARRYL DYCK / The Canadian Press It doesn't distinguish between activity that is beneficial or destructive to us as humans, said Sonia Furstenau, Green party MLA for Cowichan Valley and an advocate for more comprehensive economic measurements.
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