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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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Canada trails U.S. in annual economic freedom ranking; Hong Kong falls out of the top spot in economic freedom for the first time
Economic Freedom of the World report measures the economic freedom of individuals—their ability to make their own economic decisions—by analyzing the policies and institutions of 165 jurisdictions. This year, for the first time in the history of the report, Hong Kong has fallen to second place overall while Canada has one of the fastest growth rates in size of government in the world.
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Despite progress, Ottawa can do much more to promote success of permanent immigrant workers
Enhancing the Labour Market Outcomes of Immigrants to Canada finds that while the federal government has made progress, it should enact more reforms to improve the economic performance of permanent immigrant workers.
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Essential Scholars Explained Podcast
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Ronald Coase Part 2: Markets Don’t Fail, They Fail to Exist [[link removed]]
Dr. Lynne Kiesling, author of The Essential Ronald Coase, once again joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss Ronald Coase, specifically his theory of markets and what exactly prevents them from naturally emerging.
Commentary and Blog Posts
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Provincial pension plan could have big benefits for Albertans—and big costs for rest of Canada [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Tegan Hill
Each Albertan would save up to $2,850 in 2027, the first year of the hypothetical Alberta plan.
Prime minister’s threat to grocery chains won’t solve food price problem [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Financial Post) by Jason Clemens and Milagros Palacios
A serious approach to food inflation would focus on reducing costs to producers and encouraging greater supply.
GST ‘rental housing’ exemption will do little if municipalities don’t cut fees and red tape [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Josef Filipowicz
Municipalities employ zoning codes, bylaws and land-use plans.
Alberta government should cut corporate welfare to generate tax relief [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Tegan Hill
In 2019, the Alberta government spent $2 billion on corporate welfare.
National pharmacare likely won’t help Canadians who need help the most [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Hill Times) by Bacchus Barua and Jake Fuss
Two-thirds of Canadians already have private coverage for most outpatient drugs.
Health-care reform in Ontario would help patients and the economy [[link removed]]
(Appeared in National Newswatch) by Mackenzie Moir and Ben Eisen
According to estimates, Ontarians were waiting for 369,402 procedures in 2022.
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