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FRASER UPDATE
A weekly digest of our latest research, commentaries, and blog posts
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Latest Research
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Ottawa’s plan to reach zero plastic waste by 2030 will have virtually no effect on the environment, but will impose high costs on Canadians
Canada’s Wasteful Plan to Regulate Plastic Waste is a new study that finds Ottawa’s plan to ban plastics by 2030 will have virtually no effect on the environment as only one per cent of Canada’s plastic waste is ever released into the environment as litter, but could ultimately cost Canadians $300 million a year.
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Canada second highest debt accumulator (as a share of the economy) out of 33 countries from 2019-21
The Accumulated Debt and Economic Performance of Industrialized Countries during COVID finds that Canada had the second-highest increase in gross debt (as a share of the economy) out of 33 countries from 2019 to 2021 while actually underperforming economically compared to most of the same countries.
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Commentary and Blog Posts
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Patient ‘cost-sharing’ might help shorten wait times in Canada [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press) by Bacchus Barua and Mackenzie Moir
The vast majority of universal health-care systems worldwide employ some form of cost-sharing.
Alberta’s next premier will face big fiscal opportunity [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Tegan Hill
The province is currently experiencing a windfall of resource revenue.
Canadian families face growing tax burden with no relief in sight [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Jake Fuss
The total federal/provincial government debt is due to increase by $86 billion in 2022/23.
Canada should abolish supply management to help tame inflation [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Alex Whalen and Jake Fuss
The inflation rate for supply managed products such as butter and milk outpaced the general rate.
Nova Scotia should seize ‘tremendous opportunity’ for mining [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Halifax Chronicle Herald) by Alex Whalen and Elmira Aliakbari
Seventy-five per cent of survey respondents said uncertainty around protected areas was a deterrent to investment.
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