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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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Canada falls out of top 10 freest places on Earth
According to this year’s Human Freedom Index, for the first time since 2012, Canada does not rank among the top 10 freest countries worldwide.
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Government workers across Ontario receive 10.9% higher wages, on average, than comparable private-sector workers
Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Ontario, 2023 Edition finds that the wages of government employees in Ontario are 34.4 per cent higher, on average, than wages in the private sector in 2021, the most recent year of available comparable data from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey.
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Government workers across Quebec receive 7.8% higher wages, on average, than comparable private-sector workers
Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Quebec, 2023 Edition finds that the wages of government employees in Quebec are 32.2 per cent higher, on average, than wages in the private sector in 2021, the most recent year of available comparable data from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey.
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Commentary and Blog Posts
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Ottawa’s ‘net-zero’ mission will cause widespread economic and social harm [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Kenneth P. Green
Natural gas is critically important to produce electricity at affordable costs.
High income tax rate hurting Alberta economy [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Ben Eisen and Jake Fuss
The province's top combined income tax rate increased from 39 per cent in 2014 to 48 per cent today.
B.C. government should tackle province’s tax competitiveness problem [[link removed]]
(Appeared in Business in Vancouver) by Ben Eisen
The province has the highest average level of tax on new investment of any large province.
More private clinics will help Ontario—but province needs fundamental health-care reform [[link removed]]
(Appeared in National Newswatch) by Tegan Hill and Bacchus Barua
Patients in the province faced a median wait of 20.3 weeks between seeing a general practitioner and receiving treatment in 2022.
When it comes to education, government bureaucrats don’t always know best [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Epoch Times) by Michael Zwaagstra
Half of all provinces, including Ontario, still refuse to allow money to follow the student.
Nova Scotia government should target government wages to save money [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Halifax Chronicle Herald) by Ben Eisen and Alex Whalen
Government employees in the province retire three years earlier (on average) than private-sector workers.
Economic freedom—something to brag about in Florida and beyond [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the South Florida Sun Sentinel) by Matthew D. Mitchell
Economically free states are more likely to experience higher wages and more entrepreneurial activity.
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