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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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Canadian provinces tumble down North American economic freedom ranking
This year's annual Economic Freedom of North America report, which measures government spending, taxation, labour market restrictions and other economic indicators, spotlights the 10 Canadian provinces, 50 U.S. states and 32 Mexican states.
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Forest fire activity in Canada down substantially from 1989 peak
Trends in Canadian Forest Fires, 1959-2019 is a new study that finds not only has forest fire activity in Canada decreased over the last 30 years, but so too has global fire activity. In fact, over the past six decades there has been a decline in the annual number of fires and total hectares burned, despite record-high activity in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories.
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Commentary and Blog Posts
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Ottawa’s Clean Fuel Standard—overkill in your tank [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Financial Post) by Ross McKitrick
Tailpipe emissions of nitrogen oxides, particulates and carbon monoxide have fallen by more than half.

Canadians paying implicit tax for ‘Canadian content’ entertainment [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Steven Globerman
The Trudeau government wants online streaming services to operate under the same rules that apply to traditional broadcasters.

Ontario’s red ink—the Ford government should heed lessons from recent past [[link removed]]
by Ben Eisen
According to the recent budget, Ontario's deficits will average 3.7 per cent of GDP over the next three years.

Canadian health care performs poorly compared to other countries worldwide [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Vancouver Sun) by Bacchus Barua and Mackenzie Moir
Canada ranked second-last for acute care beds with 2.1 beds per thousand people.

New Brunswick government finances officially unsustainable ([link removed])
(Appeared in National Newswatch) by Alex Whalen and Jake Fuss
New Brunswick has a “fiscal gap” equal to 0.6 per cent of the provincial economy.

Alberta’s multiple crises include waning economic freedom [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Fred McMahon
This fiscal year, Alberta projects a historic budget deficit of $24.2 billion.


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