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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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ESG-driven philanthropy could reduce charitable giving
Corporate Philanthropy: Stay in Your Lane, the latest installment from the Fraser Institute’s essay series on the ESG movement, finds that corporate charitable giving—driven by ESG—could produce more harm than good when it comes to overall charitable donations.
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Wyoming and Texas lead 15 petroleum producing states and provinces for investment attractiveness; Saskatchewan highest ranked Canadian province at 6th while Alberta ranks 12th
Canada-US Energy Sector Competitiveness Survey is an annual survey of senior oil and gas executives, conducted between May and September of 2022, that finds uncertainty concerning environmental regulations and disputed land claims, likewise the cost of regulatory compliance, as major areas of concern in Canadian jurisdictions compared to US states.
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Commentary and Blog Posts
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Federal government accepts and parrots climate misinformation [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Matthew Lau
Research shows that the targets and policies favoured by the UN are unjustified.
Despite balanced operating budget in 2021/22, Ontario faces mountain of debt [[link removed]]
by Ben Eisen and Jake Fuss
The province holds $380.4 billion in debt—or nearly $26,000 per Ontarian.
Federal government doubles GST credit and doubles down on poorly targeted spending [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Financial Post) by Jason Clemens, Nathaniel Li, and Milagros Palacios
An estimated 1.2 million people aged 18 to 24, living with their parents in households with income of at least $100,000, received the GST credit in 2021.
Ottawa stoking unfounded climate fears to remake Canada [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Western Standard) by Kenneth P. Green
Claims about increasing weather events are based on mathematical simulations not observed trends.
Saskatchewan government must resist urge to spend windfall [[link removed]]
by Tegan Hill
The province eliminated its rainy-day account in 2007/08.
Conference in the Holy Land produces glimmers of climate policy sanity [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Kenneth P. Green
The Trudeau government simply wants to convince Canadians to use less power and live colder poorer lives.
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