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FRASER UPDATE
A weekly digest of our latest research, commentary, and blog posts
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Latest Research
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58% of Canadians believe personal income tax rates should not exceed 50%
A Poll of Canadians on the Fair Share of Taxes finds that the majority of Canadians (58 per cent) believe personal income tax rates should not exceed 50 per cent, and yet the top combined personal income tax rate in every province (except Alberta and Saskatchewan) currently exceeds 50 per cent.
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Canada’s per-person GDP growing at slowest rate since the Great Depression
What is Behind Canada’s Growth Crisis? finds that Canada’s per-person GDP, a common measure of prosperity, is growing at its slowest rate since the 1930s and the Great Depression.
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Mandatory ESG disclosures likely to discourage firms from going public
ESG Disclosures and the Decision to Go Public is a new essay in the Institute's series on the ESG (environmental, social and governance) movement. It highlights how mandating ESG disclosures could discourage firms from entering public markets, thereby limiting entrepreneurial opportunities by making one of the main channels for accessing capital more expensive.
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Essential Scholars Explained Podcast
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Austrians Economics Part 1: The Little Things that Keep the World Turning [[link removed]]
Christopher J. Coyne, Professor of Economics at George Mason University and co-author of The Essential Austrian Economics, joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss the contributions to economic thinking and systems made by the Austrian School, including how our quality of life is in large part thanks to countless interactions occurring within the market that allow everyday people access to the things we need to sustain us.
Commentary and Blog Posts
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Liberals, Tories and NDP—they all love corporate welfare [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Globe and Mail) by Tegan Hill
In this year’s federal budget, the government earmarked $80 billion in corporate handouts to select industries.
Canada needs sustained economic growth, not income redistribution [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Financial Post) by Philip Cross
Redistribution is not an effective way to help low-income people.
Federal government’s new regulations will increase living costs for low-income families [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Julio Mejía and Elmira Aliakbari
In 2030, the new regulations, combined with the carbon tax, will increase the cost of gasoline by up to 54 cents.
Parents need more information to choose the right school [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Epoch Times) by Michael Zwaagstra
The simplest way to expand school choice is to let the money follow students to the school their parents choose.
Atlantic Canada lags behind rest of country on key employment indicators [[link removed]]
by Ben Eisen
The unemployment rate in Atlantic Canada was 8.7 per cent compared to 5.5 per cent in the rest of the country.
Federal government’s impulse to block housing out of sync with priorities of Canadians [[link removed]]
by Josef Filipowicz
The severe lack of housing options is hurting the prospects of many young Canadians.
Ottawa’s new fuel regulations will hit Albertans hard [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Alex Whalen and Elmira Aliakbari
For some Albertan families, the cost of the new regulations could eclipse $2,260 annually.
Tax burden on New Brunswickers—high and rising [[link removed]]
by Evin Ryan and Alex Whalen
The average family in the province earning $112,418 will pay $49,623 in total taxes.
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