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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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60% of lower-income families with children face higher federal personal income tax burden
Impact of Federal Income Tax Changes on Canadian Families in the Bottom 20 Percent of Earners, 2022 finds that contrary to rhetoric from Ottawa, 60 per cent of taxpaying families with children in the bottom 20 per cent of income earners paid more federal personal income tax—$233 more on average compared with 2015.
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New essay celebrates key ideas and contributions of Jane Jacobs
The essay, part of the Essential Women of Liberty series, spotlights Jane Jacobs, an activist who helped shape how we think about cities, neighbourhoods and the field of urban planning.
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Commentary and Blog Posts
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Premier Ford, here’s how to end Toronto’s housing crisis—legalize it [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Globe and Mail) by Steve Lafleur
Toronto had 360 housing units per 1,000 residents in 2020, well below the national average of 424.
Federal government wants to make CBC News commercial free [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the National Post) by Lydia Miljan
CBC News has been a TV ratings loser for decades.
Governments worldwide use ‘enemies’ to justify repression [[link removed]]
(Appeared in RealClearPolitics) by Ian Vásquez and Fred McMahon
In the vast South Asia region, only Bhutan escaped growing repression since 2019.
Kenney government should save—not spend—part of upcoming resource revenue spike [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Calgary Herald) by Tegan Hill and Joel Emes
By contributing to the Heritage Fund, the government would essentially transform a share of onetime resource revenue into a financial asset.
‘Debt’ decision looms for Ontario’s government [[link removed]]
by Livio Di Matteo
The government projects a budget deficit of $21.5 billion for 2021-22.
Eight in 10 Ontario parents support standardized testing—the teacher unions don’t [[link removed]]
(Appeared in National Newswatch) by Paige MacPherson
Ontario closed schools for 20 weeks between March 2020 and May 2021.
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