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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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1-in-6 government-funded surgeries in Quebec now take place in private clinics
Lessons from the Public Private Partnerships in Surgical Care in Quebec finds that private surgical clinics play an increasingly large role in Quebec’s universal health care system, following a 2006 Supreme Court ruling that allows private surgical clinics to perform select surgeries covered by the Quebec health-care system. In fact, private surgical clinics now perform 1-in-6 government-funded day surgeries in the province.
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Denmark's economic prosperity rooted in tradition of low taxes, limited government and open trade
Denmark: Getting Rich Before Becoming a Welfare State, part of an upcoming essay series documenting the economic history of Denmark, finds that high levels of economic freedom—that is, relying more on entrepreneurs, businessowners and workers to make economic decisions rather than politicians and bureaucrats—drive Denmark’s high living standards.
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Government policy responses to COVID-19 used scientific evidence selectively; eroded trust in public health institutions
COVID-19, Hygiene Theatre, Masks, and Lockdowns: “Solid Science” or Science Veneer? is the latest installment in the Institute’s essay series on the COVID-19 pandemic. This essay examines whether government policy responses followed the science and evidence extant at the time of COVID’s emergence and progression through the population, or whether governments followed the science selectively to create more of a veneer of science than a solid policy foundation.
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Commentary and Blog Posts
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Ottawa should reduce role of income tax in revenue stream [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Jock Finlayson
Between 45 to 50 per cent of all federal revenue comes from the personal income tax.
Alberta government should align spending with dependable sources of revenue [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Tegan Hill
When resource revenue is relatively high, the government faces pressure to increase spending.
Taxes consume more than 45% of household income for average Canadian family [[link removed]]
by Grady Munro and Jake Fuss
Expenditures on housing comprise less than half of what the average family pays in taxes.
Trudeau and Biden fight tide of economics with forced EV transition [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Epoch Times) by Jason Clemens, Kenneth P. Green, and Milagros Palacios
Sales of electric vehicles and hybrids remain relatively small within the scope of total vehicle sales.
Alberta/Ottawa conflict could determine fate of Canada’s future as a Confederation [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Western Standard) by Kenneth P. Green
Proposed clean electricity regulations will especially hurt provinces that don't have abundant hydropower resources.
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