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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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B.C. health tax will cost workers nearly $3,000 per year in foregone wages
Who Bears the Burden of British Columbia’s Employer Health Tax? Finds that B.C.’s new “health tax,” which essentially replaced the province’s Medical Services Plan (MSP), will cost the average worker nearly $3,000 per year in foregone wages.
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Commentary and Blog Posts
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COVID underscores problems with government intervention [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Vancouver Province) by Livio Di Matteo
Government decisions can also result in inefficiencies or mistakes.

Private clinics could help Alberta reduce health-care wait times [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Bacchus Barua and Mackenzie Moir
An estimated 22,000 cancelled elective surgeries were put on hold in Alberta.

To avoid fiscal crisis, Trudeau government must learn from history [[link removed]]
by Tegan Hill and Milagros Palacios
The federal budget deficit has skyrocketed to 15.9 per cent of Canada's economy.

Trudeau government move undermines COVID-19 response [[link removed]]
(Appeared in National Newswatch) by Kristina M.L. Acri, née Lybecker
Strong intellectual property rights are crucial for expediting clinical trials for preventive vaccines.

Unemployment spike may trigger rethink of EI program in Atlantic Canada and beyond [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Bluenose Bulletin) by Alex Whalen and Fred McMahon
The rest of the country may not be willing to subsidize Atlantic Canadian seasonal workers like in the past.

B.C. should consider long-term collaboration with private clinics [[link removed]]
by Mackenzie Moir and Bacchus Barua
The estimated time to clear the backlog has been reduced from 24 months to 15 months.


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