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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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International math test scores decline nationwide over recent 15-year period
Math Performance in Canada is a new study that finds students across Canada experienced declining results in international math tests from 2003 to 2018. According to PISA data over a recent 15-year period, Canada had the fifth highest score among 37 participant countries in 2003, but Canada’s score dropped to 12th place among the 78 participating jurisdictions in the most recent 2018 assessment.
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New book explores key ideas of John Stuart Mill, an early champion of women’s rights
The Essential John Stuart Mill spotlights the famed English philosopher and economist whose views on liberty, individualism and women’s rights were well ahead of his time.
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Commentary and Blog Posts
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Canadians will pay for Trudeau government’s record spending [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Tegan Hill and Jake Fuss
Ottawa ran budget deficits worth a total of $94.1 billion from 2015/16 to 2019/20.
Rising debt interest costs further threaten Alberta finances [[link removed]]
by Ben Eisen and Jake Fuss
By 2023/24, debt interest will consume 6.6 per cent of all provincial revenues.
For freedom’s sake, rate Hong Kong [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Wall Street Journal) by Michael Walker and Fred McMahon
The Heritage Foundation has dropped Hong Kong from its 2021 Index of Economic Freedom.
Newfoundland and Labrador can leverage mining potential during COVID recovery [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the St. John's Telegram) by Jairo Yunis and Alex Whalen
Capital is mobile and will flow to jurisdictions with sound regulatory regimes and competitive fiscal policies.
Trudeau carbon tax will cost—not benefit—families [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Matthew Lau
A tax on businesses is paid by people who own the businesses.
Freedom and equality for women and minorities—the real history you may not know [[link removed]]
by Sandra J. Peart, Jason Clemens, and Aeon J. Skoble
Progressive economists sought to exclude “unfit” workers—mostly women and minorities—from the labour market.
Biden spending spree expands America’s welfare state [[link removed]]
by Daniel Mitchell
Even though the vast majority of Americans never lost their jobs, politicians sent stimulus money directly to most households.
Biden administration looks to implement anti-jobs tax agenda [[link removed]]
by Daniel Mitchell
The president wants to increase the federal corporate tax rate to 28 per cent.
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