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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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Canada one of a few industrialized countries not to raise the age of eligibility for government retirement programs like OAS and GIS
Age of Eligibility for Public Retirement Programs in the OECD: 2022 Update is a new study that finds among 22 high-income countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 16 have already increased (or are in the process of increasing) the age of eligibility for government retirement programs above 65. Canada has not, and as a result, will see increased provincial and federal spending on health care and income support for seniors.
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Fraser Update Podcast
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Vaccine mandates and personal freedoms [[link removed]]
In Theory, In Practice: rule of law and judicial activism in Canada
Professor of law at Queen's University and senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, Bruce Pardy, joins me this week to talk discuss judicial activism, negative and positive rights, as well as law in theory vs. law in practice. We even get into the role of the Charter during COVID.


Commentary and Blog Posts
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Emergencies Act another blow to Canada's international reputation [[link removed]]
by Niels Veldhuis and Jason Clemens
The Act allows the government to, without a court order, freeze the bank accounts of Canadians.

Student Enrolment in Canada, Part 1: Independent school enrolment on the rise [[link removed]]
by Paige MacPherson
Between 2006/07 to 2019/20, independent school enrolment increased from 6.7 per cent to 7.6 per cent of total K-12 enrolment.

‘Net-zero’ electricity policies promise high costs, scant benefits [[link removed]]
(Appeared in Calgary Sun) by Kenneth P. Green
The costs of rare materials needed to create wind turbines and solar panels have risen steadily.

ESG disclosure mandates raise several key questions [[link removed]]
(Appeared in Business in Vancouver) by Steven Globerman
There’s no evidence that active ESG management outperforms other types of active investment management.

Mayonnaise is for spreading on sandwiches, not spreading socialism [[link removed]]
(Appeared in Toronto Sun) by Matthew Lau
The goals of "stakeholder" capitalism include environmental concerns such as protecting forests.

Doomsday predictions rely on flawed climate models [[link removed]]
by Kenneth P. Green
If governments rely on flawed models, they may overlook policies that could actually mitigate the consequences of our changing climate.


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