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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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Canada lags behind U.S. in economic freedom, China threatens Hong Kong’s top rank in annual report
Economic Freedom of the World: 2020 Annual Report is the world’s premier measurement of economic freedom, ranking countries based on five areas—size of government, legal structure and property rights, access to sound money, freedom to trade internationally, regulation of credit, labour and business. In this year’s report, which compares 162 countries and territories, Hong Kong is again number one and Canada (9th) trails the United States (6th).
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Ontario parents lack school choice compared to other provinces and western, developed jurisdictions around the world
Bringing School Choice to Ontario is a new study that finds Ontario lacks the school choice for parents and children available to those in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec, as well as 31 U.S. states and most Western European countries. Previous research has found that increased school choice better matches the needs and talents of students with improved programming and resources, and ultimately leads to better education outcomes.
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Commentary and Blog Posts
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Trudeau government spending billions to make people better off than before recession [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Vancouver Province) by Jason Clemens and Nathaniel Li
There are an estimated 177,700 CERB-eligible spouses living in households with at least $100,000 in income.
Green recovery plan ignores practical limitations of government [[link removed]]
by Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss, and Jason Clemens
Ottawa has spent billions on its innovation agenda including $950 million to five hand-picked sectors of the economy.
Trudeau government should help restore investor confidence in Canadian energy [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Elmira Aliakbari and Ashley Stedman
Last year, more than 20 per cent of the country’s exports came from energy.
Why does Ontario suppress the education freedom of parents? [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the National Post) by Derek J. Allison
Parents in Ontario want more education freedom, with schools that respond to the needs of children, families and communities.
Economic freedom on the wane worldwide [[link removed]]
(Appeared in National Newswatch) by Fred McMahon
Hong Kong is now thoroughly under the thumb of the freedom-hating Chinese Communist Party.
Canadians families may soon benefit from U.S. education reform [[link removed]]
by Derek J. Allison
U.S. legislation would help produce scholarships to fund a wide range of education choices for students.
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