Australia’s universal health-care system outperforms Canada on key measures including wait times, costs less and includes large role for private hospitals

The Role of Private Hospitals in Australia’s Universal Health Care System is a new study that finds Australia spends slightly less than Canada on its universal health care, but routinely outperforms Canada on key health indicators. It also delivers universal health-care differently by including a large role for private hospitals, with 41 per cent of all hospital care being delivered in private hospitals in 2021/22.

Student participation rates—and scores—in provincewide tests plummet in BC high schools; less than half of Grade 10 students met numeracy standard in 2021/22

The Collapse of Student Testing in BC High Schools is a new study that finds participation in B.C.’s provincewide student assessments has dropped, and at the same time, fewer students are meeting the proficiency standards in numeracy and literacy (with one out of every two Grade 10 student failing).

Commentary and Blog Posts

Bureaucratic shuffle not enough to fix health care in Alberta

(Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Nadeem Esmail

Only 62 per cent of patients in Canada received elective care within four months compared to 99 per cent in Germany.

Federal government cranked up spending up but Canadians are worse off

(Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Matthew Lau

Over the past eight years, Canada's growth in real GDP per person is a paltry 1.6 per cent versus 14.7 per cent in the United States.

Canadians face bigger tax burden than you think

by Jake Fuss and Grady Munro

According to polling data, 80 per cent of Canadians don’t want average families to pay more than 40 per cent of their income in taxes.

FDA approval may spell trouble for Canadian patients

(Appeared in the Hill Times) by Steven Globerman

In 2022, the United States accounted for 42.6 per cent of pharmaceutical sales worldwide compared to 2 per cent for Canada.

Poor policies responsible for stagnant economy and deteriorating federal finances

(Appeared in the Hub) by Jake Fuss and Jason Clemens

Federal gross debt will reach a projected $2.4 trillion by 2027-28.

Be warned—Alberta’s government finances remain at risk

(Appeared in the Western Standard) by Tegan Hill and Jake Fuss

The province’s debt interest costs have increased from $61 per Albertan in 2007/08 to a projected $672 per Albertan in 2023/24.

Rate of population growth dwarfs new housing completions in Saskatchewan

(Appeared in the Saskatoon Star Pheonix) by Josef Filipowicz and Tegan Hill

The province’s population increased by 8.2 people for every new home built in 2022—the highest number on record.

You are paying for our governments’ debt addiction

(Appeared in the Financial Post) by Jake Fuss and Grady Munro

Since 2007-08, combined federal and provincial government net debt has increased by roughly $1 trillion.

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