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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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Employment rate for Canadians 15-64 at record levels, but aging population limiting overall labour market recovery
An Aging Population: The Demographic Drag on Canada’s Labour Market is a new study that finds the employment rate for Canadians between 15 and 64 years of age (working age) is at a historic high, but the overall labour market has yet to fully recover from the pandemic-induced recession due to the continued aging of the country’s population.
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How to resurrect the venerable Doing Business report
Doing Business 2.0: A Better Guide for Policy Makers argues that when the World Bank cancelled its Doing Business report last year, it created a massive information void for economists and governments seeking to spur economic growth and reduce poverty.
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Commentary and Blog Posts
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Here’s why climate change is different than other environmental problems [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Financial Post) by Ross McKitrick
In Canada, ambient carbon monoxide levels fell by 90 per cent from 1975 to 2015.
Ottawa’s zeal for centralization will cost Canadians dearly [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Jason Clemens and Jake Fuss
This year the federal government expects to spend $52.8 billion more than it has in revenues.
Don’t blame COVID for Ottawa’s record-high debt levels [[link removed]]
by Evin Ryan and Jake Fuss
This year's federal per-person debt level is more than 25 per cent higher than in 2019.
Nova Scotia needs much more private-sector investment [[link removed]]
by Alex Whalen
The province's private-sector investment per worker was $11,300—the lowest level in Canada and 47 per cent below the national average.
Federal government continues nonsensical ‘net-zero’ policy [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Kenneth P. Green
Ottawa wants to reduce oil and gas sector GHG emissions to 42 per cent below 2019 levels by 2030.
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