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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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Ottawa’s emission cap on oil and gas sector targets only 1/4 of GHG emissions; contradicts rationale for carbon tax
CO2 is CO2 is CO2— the Implications for Emissions Caps is a new study that finds if policymakers want to reduce CO2 emissions in Canada, they should allow industry to do so in the least costly way possible, instead of arbitrarily capping emissions from certain sectors—such as oil and gas—while allowing other sectors to continue to increase emissions, since CO2 molecules are all identical regardless of their source.
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Maritimes experienced slowest growth in business investment nationwide from 1990 to 2018, contributing to lower living standards in the region
Promoting Capital Investment in Atlantic Canada: An Imperative for Prosperity is a new study that finds business investment in the three maritime provinces has been below the average for the rest of Canada since at least 1990, and that has contributed significantly to the region’s slow economic growth and lower living standard.
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Commentary and Blog Posts
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Canada and U.S. must make policy U-turns to mitigate recession [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Jason Clemens and Steven Globerman
The federal government should undo regulations that impede large infrastructure projects including pipelines.
Trudeau policies—an economically dangerous déjà vu [[link removed]]
(Appeared in National Newswatch) by Tegan Hill and Jason Clemens
The federal debt has grown from $1.2 trillion in 2014 to $1.9 trillion in 2021—an increase of 51 per cent.
‘Learning styles’ myth damaging our education system [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Globe and Mail) by Michael Zwaagstra
By categorizing students as visual or auditory learners, educators make it harder for students to learn things in different ways.
Subtle tax change costing Albertans hundreds of millions [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Tegan Hill
In 2023/24, de-indexation could cost Albertans $706 million.
New Brunswick needs stronger private sector to prosper [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Fredericton Daily Gleaner) by Alex Whalen
The province ranked ninth in small business startups, a key measure of entrepreneurship.
More successful universal health-care countries employ some form of cost-sharing [[link removed]]
by Mackenzie Moir and Bacchus Barua
In most universal health-care systems, patients share the cost of care through deductibles, co-insurance and co-payments.
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