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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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Provincial finances go topsy-turvy from Ontario to B.C.
Alberta’s government debt burden is set to eclipse Saskatchewan and B.C.’s this year.
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Commentary and Blog Posts
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Large deficit looms for B.C. and the Horgan government [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Vancouver Sun) by Jake Fuss and Milagros Palacios
Debt as a share of the provincial economy could reach up to 19.8 per cent this year.

Elizabeth May’s ‘oil is dead’ claim underscores misunderstanding of basic economics [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Robert P. Murphy
By 2025, oil demand will be more than five million barrels per day higher than in 2019.

Ontario must align government compensation with private sector [[link removed]]
by Tegan Hill, Niels Veldhuis, and Alex Whalen
Ontario's net government debt has grown approximately 121 per cent since 2007/08.

Federal firearms ban misses mark—badly [[link removed]]
by Gary Mauser
Up to 90 per cent of firearms used in violent crimes in Canada are smuggled, mainly from the U.S.

As the economy reopens, Canada must address its competitiveness problem [[link removed]]
by Jake Fuss
The top combined personal income tax rate now exceeds 50 per cent in eight provinces.

Ottawa must remove disincentives to return to work [[link removed]]
by Tegan Hill and Jason Clemens
Canadians can earn up to $1,000 per month and remain eligible for CERB.

Canada must tailor trade practises for post-COVID world [[link removed]]
by Livio Di Matteo
The Marshall Plan helped former foes and allies alike rebuild their economies after the Second World War.

The ‘other’ health-care crisis damaging our economy—every year [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the National Post) by Mackenzie Moir and Bacchus Barua
An estimated 1,064,286 Canadians waited for medically necessary treatment in 2019.


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