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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 increased spending during pandemic far beyond what was necessary to tackle COVID
Storm Without End: The Fiscal Impact of COVID-19 on Canada and the Provinces finds that a large portion of Ottawa’s record-high spending during the pandemic did not relate directly to COVID-related health care or income support for individuals and businesses.
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Commentary and Blog Posts
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Once again IPCC’s math doesn’t check out [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the National Post) by Ross McKitrick
Given the discrepancy between models and observations, the IPCC changed the way it handled the warming issue.
Ottawa preaches diversity yet practises homogeneity [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Vancouver Province) by Jason Clemens
Parents who prefer informal daycare are excluded from the federal child care program.
Schumpeter sagely foresaw today’s anti-capitalist class [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Hub) by Russell S. Sobel
Special interests increasingly use government to lessen competition and secure favours at taxpayer expense.
There’s no ‘labour shortage’ just a surplus of bad government policies [[link removed]]
(Appeared in National Newswatch) by Vincent Geloso
Private employers unable to compete with government-sector wages endure longer-lasting vacancies.
Don’t blame hurricane damage on climate change [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Kenneth P. Green
Governments tend to insulate people from facing the consequences of bad decisions.
Government revenue during COVID—expected massive collapse never happened [[link removed]]
by Livio Di Matteo
In 2021/22, federal personal income tax revenue grew by 6.2 per cent.
Math teachers should teach math—not ‘social justice’ [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Matthew Lau
The school board is telling Toronto teachers to “incorporate issues of social justice in mathematics learning.”
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