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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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Shrinking ratio of Canadian workers to seniors will strain government finances in coming years; only 3 working age individuals for every senior by 2027
Understanding the Changing Ratio of Working-Age Canadians to Seniors and Its Consequences is a new study that finds as Canada’s population ages, the number of working-aged Canadians relative to the number of seniors has declined from 5.4 in 2000 to 3.4 in 2022, which means government spending related to seniors is increasing at the same time that the growth in tax revenues is declining.
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Commentary and Blog Posts
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Student assessments can help kids succeed—but it depends where you live [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Paige MacPherson
During the pandemic, most provinces suspended their testing programs.
COVID-style deficits now completely misguided [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Hub) by Matthew Lau
The Ontario government projects a $19.9 billion deficit this year and continued deficits until 2027-28.
Inflation—why now and not post-2008? [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Financial Post) by Ross McKitrick
While the Bank of Canada is beginning to shed assets, it will take sustained aggressive action to get control of the situation.
Time to tackle health-care wait times in Canada [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal) by Mackenzie Moir and Bacchus Barua
The inability to provide timely access to care precedes the pandemic.
Ottawa’s short-sighted changes will hurt charitable foundations and charities [[link removed]]
by Jason Clemens
Many foundations in Canada will struggle to increase their charitable spending so quickly.
Chamber of Commerce wants government to control more of Ontario’s economy [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Windsor Star) by Matthew Lau
There's no evidence that bureaucrats can spend more wisely on technology than entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurship—not redistribution—true path to First Nations prosperity [[link removed]]
(Appeared in National Newswatch) by Tom Flanagan
First Nations value the Act's special protections including immunity from taxation on reserve.
Class size caps would likely hurt—not help—Ontario schools [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Ottawa Citizen) by Michael Zwaagstra
The proposal includes a hard cap of 20 students in all classrooms and 10,000 new teachers.
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