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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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Current Ontario government poised to outspend predecessor and increase provincial debt
Ford Government Plans to Outspend Wynne Government finds that, despite any rhetoric to the contrary, the current Ontario government plans to outspend its predecessor.
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Alberta government per-person spending highest in 2017—exceeded COVID-induced spending in 2020
Alberta Premiers and Government Spending finds that from 1965 to 2020, the highest level of per-person provincial government spending (adjusted for inflation) in Alberta occurred in 2017—three years before the pandemic.
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Commentary and Blog Posts
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Canada’s aging population contributing to job vacancy crunch [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the National Post) by Alex Whalen and Tegan Hill
Despite a robust recovery in employment for working-age Canadians, the overall employment rate remains below pre-pandemic levels.

Ottawa’s war on agriculture must stop [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Kenneth P. Green
The cost of food rose 8.8 per cent from June 2021 to June 2022.

Quebec continues to outperform Ontario on government debt [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Ben Eisen
Ontario’s per-person government debt is 66.6 per cent higher than the weighted average of all other provinces.

Government debt accumulation—learning painful lessons, again [[link removed]]
by Jake Fuss and Alex Whalen
If interest rates exceed economic growth rates, debt becomes unstable.

Comparing Canada’s health-care system with other countries, Part 5: Tying it All Together [[link removed]]
by Mackenzie Moir and Bacchus Barua
There's a clear imbalance between health-care spending and performance in Canada.


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