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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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Reforms needed to improve student testing in most provinces
Testing of Canadian K-12 Students: Regional Variability and Room for Improvement finds that governments across Canada could improve provincewide student testing programs by offering regular uniform testing at multiple grade levels and making school and district performance results available to the public, which would incentivize educational improvements.
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Holding the line on spending, would allow Alberta’s provincial government to re-establish rainy day account and get off the resource roller coaster
What Changed in Alberta from the Fall 2021 Mid-year Update to Budget 2022 is a new study that finds following a windfall in resource revenue, the recent Alberta budget increased program spending by $4 billion over the next three years. This increase in spending is above and beyond what would be required to keep pace with inflation and population growth.
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Commentary and Blog Posts
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No end in sight for government spending spree across Canada [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Jake Fuss
Residents in all provinces already pay more than $550 per person annually on government debt interest.
Scant support for Ottawa’s big plans—if they include tax hikes [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Financial Post) by Jake Fuss and Jason Clemens
When linked to a GST hike, support for a national prescription drug program falls from 79 per cent to 40 per cent.
Latest agreement leaves Bank of Canada’s responsibilities unclear [[link removed]]
by John Chant
The 2021 agreement introduced a new goal—that monetary policy should also support maximum “sustainable” employment.
Bay du Nord approval underscores politicization of environmental policy in Canada [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Kenneth P. Green
The Northern Gateway project passed similar environmental scrutiny but was cancelled by the federal government.
It’s older policies—not older workers—that are obsolete [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Financial Post) by Morley Gunderson
The ratio of seniors to the working age population is expected to almost double from 20.3 per cent in 2010 to 38.4 per cent by 2040.
Saskatchewan only province that rejects provincewide student testing [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Saskatoon StarPhoenix) by Paige MacPherson
Provincewide assessments allow the public to see how students are doing in school.
James Buchanan, the problems with government debt, and a new Canadian poll [[link removed]]
by Jason Clemens and Jake Fuss
The expansion of the Canada Child Benefit was financed largely by borrowing.
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