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FRASER UPDATE
A weekly digest of our latest research and commentaries
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Latest Research
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Women face less sexism in countries with greater economic freedom
Economic Freedom and Gender Norms is a new study that finds that social norms concerning whether men should take priority when it comes to jobs, political leadership roles, and university enrollment are less likely to show a male bias in societies that are economically free.
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New Fraser Institute rankings of Ontario elementary schools
Report Card on Ontario's Elementary Schools 2023 ranks 2975 public, Catholic, and independent schools based on nine academic indicators derived from provincewide test results. And contrary to common misconceptions, the data suggest every school can improve regardless of type, location, and student characteristics.
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Alberta high schools can improve student performance despite challenges
The Report Card on Alberta’s Secondary Schools 2023, which ranks 197 public, Catholic, independent and charter secondary schools based on eight academic indicators generated from provincewide testing, finds that schools can improve student performance regardless of school type, location and student characteristics.
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Realities of Socialism Podcast
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Realities of Socialism: Estonian Life UNDER Socialism [[link removed]]
Prof. Peter Boettke, PhD, Director of the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at George Mason University and co-author of The Road to Socialism and Back, joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss what life was like in Estonia under socialist rule, including real-life testimony from citizens.
Commentary and Blog Posts
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Federal government should change course in upcoming budget to revitalize economy [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Jake Fuss and Grady Munro
Since 2015, per-person GDP in Canada has grown by only 1.9 per cent.
Red tape and uncertainty hurting oil and gas investment in Canada [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Julio Mejía and Elmira Aliakbari
The country's oil and gas sector could be a major source of clean and reliable energy.
B.C.’s day of ‘debt’ reckoning has arrived [[link removed]]
(Appeared in National Newswatch) by Ben Eisen
The province forecasts huge deficits in each of the next four fiscal years.
Ontario government’s tuition freeze doubles down on failed policies [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Matthew Lau
As the government withdraws funding, it can also withdraw regulatory and administrative burdens.
NATO spending pledge—federal government faces lose-lose situation [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Hub) by Grady Munro and Jake Fuss
For Ottawa to meet the target and maintain it through 2026/27, it must increase defence spending by $57.1 billion.
Ottawa’s ‘Online Harms’ bill actually threatens marginalized communities [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Western Standard) by Dwight Newman
Vastly disproportionate punishments can be used to elicit plea bargains from people who should not plead out.
Federal government will likely violate another self-imposed fiscal rule [[link removed]]
by Bev Dahlby, Ergete Ferede, and Jake Fuss
The inability to control spending remains the primary reason for Ottawa's string of deficits.
Don’t stop at beer—Ford government should privatize all liquor sales [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Hamilton Spectator) by Grady Munro and Jake Fuss
The Beer Store owns a monopoly on all 12-pack and 24-pack beer sales in the province.
Nova Scotia government trumpets ‘largest tax cut’ in provincial history—without cutting taxes [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Halifax Chronicle Herald) by Alex Whalen
The province remains among the highest-taxed jurisdictions in North America.
All provinces—not just Alberta—should embrace charter schools [[link removed]]
by Matthew Lau
According to long-term trends, public school spending is rising while test scores are falling.
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