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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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Ottawa spent twice as much per Canadian in 2020 ($17,091) than height of WWII ($7,769)
Prime Ministers and Government Spending, 2021 Edition finds that the federal government is projected to spend $17,091 per Canadian in 2020/21—more than double what the government spent per person during the peak of the Second World War ($7,769) and nearly twice what was spent during the 2009 recession ($8,993). But even before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Ottawa was already spending at record per person levels.
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Commentary and Blog Posts
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Beware experts bearing consensus [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the National Post) by Jason Clemens
Despite economic, climate and health models often being wildly inaccurate and unreliable, they are increasingly relied upon for policymaking.

Ontario continues to accumulate debt more quickly than Quebec [[link removed]]
(Appeared in National Newswatch) by Steve Lafleur and Jake Fuss
Quebec reduced its debt-to-GDP ratio by 3.4 per cent.

Texas remains much more attractive than Alberta in the eyes of energy investors [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Jairo Yunis and Tegan Hill
Federal Bill C-69 has made the regulatory system for new energy development more complex, uncertain and subjective.

Three ways federal government can spur COVID recovery [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Jake Fuss
Trade liberalization could increase Canada’s economic output by up to $130 billion annually.

Bloated administrations and poor government policy bleeding Ontario’s universities [[link removed]]
by Livio Di Matteo
The government has subjected universities to increased regulatory and planning burdens.

Canada’s vaccine rollout continues to lag [[link removed]]
by Herbert Grubel
If Moderna had been allowed to sell its vaccines earlier, many Canadian death and illnesses may have been prevented.


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