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FRASER UPDATE
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Latest Research Oct 21-27, 2019
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Quebec high schools across the province show improvement
The Report Card on Quebec’s Secondary Schools 2019 ranks 463 public, independent, Francophone and Anglophone schools based largely on the results from provincewide tests in French, English, science and mathematics. The Report Card provides parents and educators with objective information that’s difficult to find anywhere else, which is why it’s the go-to source for school performance in Quebec.
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Recent Commentary and Blog Posts
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Alberta’s era of fiscal complacency is over ([link removed])
(Appeared in the Calgary Herald) by Steve Lafleur and Ben Eisen.
The Kenney government plans to reduce spending by 1.6 per cent over four years.

Our national unity pipeline ([link removed])
by William Watson.
The courts have been predictably intrusive about whether consultations were done correctly.

Property taxes hurting businesses—and communities—in the GTHA ([link removed])
(Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Josef Filipowicz.
In the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, commercial property tax rates were 2.2 times higher (on average) than residential rates.

Families with modest incomes face high marginal tax rates ([link removed])
by Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios, and Tegan Hill.
On average, the METR for modest-income families is 46 per cent compared to 43 per cent for the highest-income families.

NBA controversy underscores China’s bullying tactics ([link removed])
by Tanja Porčnik. 
Appeasing Beijing can come with financial and reputational costs.

Alberta could pull policy levers that would spread the pain ([link removed])
(Appeared in the National Post) by Niels Veldhuis and Jason Clemens.
If Alberta withdrew from the CPP, the basic rate would have to rise to 10.6 per cent.

Minority government may lead to dire electoral changes—here’s how ([link removed])
(Appeared in National Newswatch) by Lydia Miljan.
Governments elected via proportional representation are more likely to run deficits.

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