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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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Job growth in GTA and Ottawa exceeds national average while the rest of the province lags
Uneven Job creation in Ontario’s Urban Centres from 2008 to 2019 finds that despite the rate of job creation in the Toronto and Ottawa areas exceeding the national average, most other Ontario cities, towns and rural areas experienced little or no job growth since the 2008/09 recession.
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New book explores key ideas of natural law
The Essential Natural Law spotlights the philosophical and scholarly tradition, which began during the era of Plato, was greatly expanded prior to the Enlightenment, and influenced the development of moral, political, legal and economic thought in the Western tradition.
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FRASER FORUM PODCAST
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Episode 17 - Christopher Sarlo [[link removed]]
Raising the Bar: the CCB and poverty in Canada
Professor emeritus (economics) at Nipissing University and senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, Christopher Sarlo, joins me this week to talk about the Canada Child Benefit (CCB), as well as poverty and inequality in Canada. We even discuss the value of the poverty line.
Commentary and Blog Posts
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Benefits of Ontario climate policy—basically zero [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the National Post) by Ross McKitrick
When climate policy raises the cost of doing business here, the industrial activity simply moves elsewhere.
Most Ontario parents feel pandemic policies have hurt their child’s education [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Toronto Star) by Paige MacPherson
Seventy-eight per cent of Ontario parents say their child has fallen behind in school during the pandemic.
Ottawa can promote national unity with two key reforms [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Ben Eisen
The economic gap between provinces has shrunk yet equalization payments have continued to increase.
Alberta’s fiscal challenges will continue post-pandemic [[link removed]]
by Tegan Hill and Jake Fuss
The proportion of Albertans age 65 and over will reach 18.8 per cent by 2040.
Will Ontario avoid another post-recession era of debt growth? [[link removed]]
(Appeared in Maclean's) by Ben Eisen and Steve Lafleur
In the recent past, the province's recessions have been followed by extended periods of debt growth.
Year-end facts about the federal government’s performance in 2021 [[link removed]]
(Appeared in National Newswatch) by Niels Veldhuis
According to forecasts, Canada will be the worst-performing advanced economy from 2020 to 2030.
Fiscal sustainability—a good New Year’s resolution [[link removed]]
by Ben Eisen and Jake Fuss
Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland require the most policy action to correct their unsustainable fiscal trajectories.
Policymakers should protect workers and discourage unionization [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Matthew Lau
Unions raise wages by limiting the supply of labour.
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