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March 28, 2020 at 5:00 PM

The COVID-19 bill, and other commentaries

A weekly digest of our latest research, commentary, and blog posts.   Latest Research Mar 23-29, 2020 Trudeau government gets unlimited spending authority for six months On Wednesday, the government passed legislation (which the Opposit…

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March 26, 2020 at 8:45 PM

New Commentary: Boost EI but don’t create new government ‘wage subsidy’ program

Dear Friend, Below is a commentary that appeared in the National Post this morning. Please share with your colleagues and friends. Wishing you the best, Niels Niels Veldhuis | President The Fraser Institute 1770 Burrard Street, 4th Floor, Vancouver, BC  V6J 3G7 www.fraserinstitute.org Follow…

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March 26, 2020 at 5:46 PM

New Commentary - Suspending Democracy: Government Gets Unlimited Spending Authority for Six Months

Dear Friend, Below is a commentary that appeared in the Edmonton Sun, Calgary Sun, Ottawa Sun, London Free Press and Toronto Sun. Please share with your colleagues and friends. Wishing you the best, Niels Niels Veldhuis | President The Fraser Institute 1770 Burrard Street, 4th Floor, Vancouve…

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March 25, 2020 at 9:17 PM

Some new - timely! - reading material for you

Dear Friends, I hope you are keeping well.  If you haven’t gone to the Institute’s website over the past few days, we’ve got lots of great commentary on recent policy announcements and material related to COVID-19.  Here are a few examples: Ottawa enacts measured, well-targeted response to cor…

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March 21, 2020 at 5:00 PM

Trudeau government's COVID-19 fiscal response

A weekly digest of our latest research, commentary, and blog posts.   Latest Research Mar 16-22, 2020 Ottawa enacts measured, well-targeted response to coronavirus downturn The federal government this week announced its fiscal response …

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March 17, 2020 at 4:30 PM

Fraser Institute’s work will go on during COVID-19

Dear Fraser Institute Friends and Supporters, I hope you are well and navigating these uncertain times with the help of family, friends and colleagues. Here at the Fraser Institute, we have been implementing preventative measures out of an abundance of caution. As of today, we have asked all of…

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March 14, 2020 at 5:00 PM

Essential John Locke and Adopting UNDRIP in Canada

A weekly digest of our latest research, commentary, and blog posts.   Latest Research Mar 9-14, 2020 New book summarizes key ideas of John Locke, which underpin free societies of today The Essential John Locke (by Eric Mack, professor e…

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March 7, 2020 at 6:00 PM

Women's economic rights and Comparing public and private compensation in Quebec

A weekly digest of our latest research, commentary, and blog posts.   Latest Research Mar 2-8, 2020 Alarming report finds more than 50 countries increased restrictions on women’s economic rights from 2016 to 2018 Women's Economic Rights…

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February 29, 2020 at 6:00 PM

Essays on the historic 1995 budget and the 2019 mining survey

A weekly digest of our latest research, commentary, and blog posts.   Latest Research Feb 24-Mar 1, 2020 Chrétien government’s historic 1995 budget restored sound fiscal policies in Ottawa; a stark contrast with current government The B…

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February 27, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Research Release: Chrétien government’s historic 1995 budget restored sound fiscal policies in Ottawa; a stark contrast with current government

Dear John, Today, the Fraser Institute released The Budget That Changed Canada: Essays on the 25th Anniversary of the 1995 Budget. This is a new book of collected essays celebrating Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin’s historic federal budget that tackled head-on the pressing fiscal challenges faci…

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February 25, 2020 at 12:01 PM

Research Release: Canadian jurisdictions drop out of top 10 most attractive places for mining investment

Dear John, Today, the Fraser Institute released a new report, the Annual Survey of Mining Companies.  This year's report finds that, for the first time in 10 years, no Canadian jurisdiction ranks in the top 10 for “investment attractiveness” according to mining executives and investors. Belo…

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February 22, 2020 at 6:00 PM

Interest costs and Alberta's lost advantage

A weekly digest of our latest research, commentary, and blog posts.   Latest Research Feb 17-23, 2020 This year Ottawa will spend more on federal interest payments than on employment insurance benefits Interest Costs and their Growing B…

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February 20, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Research Release: Alberta’s personal income tax rates uncompetitive compared to energy-producing U.S. states

Dear John, Today, the Fraser Institute released a new study, Alberta’s Lost Advantage on Personal Income Tax Rates. This study finds that the province’s top combined personal income tax rate is now more than 10 percentage points higher than the top rate in several other energy-producing jurisd…

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February 19, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Research Release: This year Ottawa will spend more on federal interest payments than on employment insurance benefits

Dear John, Today, the Fraser Institute released a new study, Interest Costs and their Growing Burden on Canadians. This study finds that in fiscal year 2019-20, Ottawa will spend more than $24 billion on federal debt interest payments, as the federal debt has increased by more than $260 billio…

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February 15, 2020 at 6:00 PM

Managing the risks of hydraulic fracturing

A weekly digest of our latest research, commentary, and blog posts.   Latest Research Feb 10-16, 2020 Fracking generally safe, includes manageable risks, can help reduce GHG emissions Managing the Risks of Hydraulic Fracturing, 2020, fi…

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February 13, 2020 at 12:01 PM

Research Release: Fracking generally safe, includes manageable risks, can help reduce GHG emissions

Dear John, Today, the Fraser Institute released a new study, Managing the Risks of Hydraulic Fracturing, 2020. This study finds that the actual harm to human welfare from hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) is extremely low while dispelling several myths about fracking and its effects.  Below i…

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February 8, 2020 at 6:00 PM

Federal debt by prime ministers, and Job creation in Ontario

A weekly digest of our latest research, commentary, and blog posts.   Latest Research Feb 3-9, 2020 Justin Trudeau’s government only one in more than a century to increase per-person debt without facing war or recession Examining Federa…

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February 4, 2020 at 12:01 PM

Research Release: Justin Trudeau’s government only one in more than a century to increase per-person debt without facing war or recession

Dear John, Today, the Fraser Institute released a new study, Examining Federal Debt in Canada by Prime Ministers Since Confederation, 2020. This study finds that Justin Trudeau is the only prime minister since 1900—and only one of three prime ministers since Confederation—whose government incr…

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February 1, 2020 at 6:00 PM

Alberta's equalization and Atlantic Canada's public vs. private compensation

A weekly digest of our latest research, commentary, and blog posts.   Latest Research Jan 27-Feb 1, 2020 Any province—including Alberta—has ability to mandate constitutional negotiations on equalization, other issues Refining Alberta’s …

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February 1, 2020 at 5:00 PM

We are now among the top 15 most influential think-tanks in the world

Dear John, I am delighted to report that the University of Pennsylvania just released its latest think-tank rankings and the Fraser Institute was again ranked the top think-tank in Canada. We were also ranked the 14th best think-tank worldwide (out of more than 8,200), an improvement from 18th …

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January 28, 2020 at 12:01 PM

Release Release: Alberta has the ability to mandate constitutional negotiations on equalization

Dear John, Today, the Institute released an important new essay titled, Refining Alberta’s Equalization Gambit, written by Rainer Knopff, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Calgary and Fraser Institute Senior Fellow. Albertans believe (rightly) that they are contributi…

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January 25, 2020 at 6:00 PM

Understanding health care, and Upper-income taxes

This week's featured research studies, commentaries, and blog posts.   Latest Research Jan 20-26, 2020 Canada remains only high-income universal health-care country to eschew private medical insurance Understanding Universal Health Care…

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January 23, 2020 at 12:01 PM

Research Release: Top 10% of income-earners earned 34% of Canada’s total income—yet paid more than 54% of total income taxes

Dear John, Today, the Fraser Institute released a new study, Should Canada Continue Increasing Taxes on Upper Incomes? This study finds that in 2017, the latest year of comparable data, the top 10 per cent of income-earners earned 34.2 per cent of Canada’s total income—yet paid 54.6 per cent o…

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January 21, 2020 at 12:01 PM

Research Release: Canada remains only high-income universal health-care country to eschew private medical insurance

Dear John, Today, the Fraser Institute released a new study, Understanding Universal Health Care Reform Options: Private Insurance. This study finds that among 17 high-income countries with universal health care—including Australia, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands—all of them use priv…

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January 18, 2020 at 6:00 PM

Fiscal policy and recessions, and The growing debt burden

This week's featured research studies, commentaries, and blog posts.   Latest Research Jan 13-19, 2020 Canada’s combined federal-provincial debt will reach $1.5 trillion in 2019/20, Ontario debt highest among provinces The Growing Debt …

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January 16, 2020 at 4:02 PM

Fraser Insight - January 2020

Welcome back to Fraser Insight, the Fraser Institute's U.S. newsletter.   Issue 54 | Winter 2020 Welcome back to Fraser Insight, the Fraser Institute’s U.S. newsletter. This wintertime issue of Insight is highlighted by our In Context sectio…

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January 16, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Research Release: Canada’s combined federal-provincial debt will reach $1.5 trillion in 2019/20, Ontario debt highest among provinces

Dear John, Today, the Fraser Institute released a new study, The Growing Debt Burden for Canadians. This study finds that, since 2007/08, the year before the last recession, combined federal and provincial debt has grown from $837.0 billion to a projected $1.5 trillion in 2019/20. The study al…

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January 15, 2020 at 12:07 PM

Research Release: Infrastructure spending not an effective tool for fighting recession

Dear John, Today, the Fraser Institute released a new study, Fiscal Policy and Recessions: The Role of Public Infrastructure Spending. This study finds that infrastructure spending is not an effective policy for stimulating the economy during a recession because major infrastructure projects h…

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January 11, 2020 at 6:00 PM

Prime minister spending, and The truth about CEO compensation

This week's featured research studies, commentaries, and blog posts.   Latest Research Jan 6-12, 2020 Trudeau government spending hits all-time high, including years of war and recession Prime Ministers and Government Spending, 2020 fin…

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January 7, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Research Release: Trudeau government spending hits all-time high, including years of war and recession

Dear John, Today, the Fraser Institute released a new study, Prime Ministers and Government Spending, 2020. This study finds that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has now recorded the highest ever per-person spending level of any federal government, including those that fought wars o…

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December 21, 2019 at 6:00 PM

Generosity index, Human freedom, and First Nations' community well-being

This week's featured research studies, commentaries, and blog posts.   Latest Research Dec 16-22, 2019 Amount Canadians donate to charity at a 20-year low Generosity in Canada and the United States: The 2019 Generosity Index finds that …

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December 19, 2019 at 12:00 PM

Research Release: Amount Canadians donate to charity at a 20-year low

Dear John, Today, the Fraser Institute released a new study, Generosity in Canada and the United States: The 2019 Generosity Index. This study finds that the amount of money Canadians donate to registered charities—as a share of their income—has hit a 20-year low, and Canadians remain far less…

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December 17, 2019 at 12:00 PM

Research Release: Living standards declining in nearly one in five First Nation communities in Canada

Dear John, Today, the Fraser Institute released a new study, Gaining Ground, Losing Ground: First Nations’ Community Well-Being in the 21st Century. This study finds that, despite billions of dollars in government spending, nearly one of every five First Nation communities in Canada has ex…

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December 14, 2019 at 6:00 PM

Canada's health-care wait times and Education spending in public schools

This week's featured research studies, commentaries, and blog posts.   Latest Research Dec 9-15, 2019 Canada’s health-care wait times eclipsed 20 weeks in 2019; second-longest wait ever recorded Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health …

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December 12, 2019 at 12:00 PM

Research Release: Spending in public schools across Canada up more than 10% in recent years

Dear John, Today, the Fraser Institute released a new study, Education Spending in Public Schools in Canada, 2020 Edition. This study finds that spending on public schools across Canada has increased in every province in recent years. After adjusting for inflation and enrolment changes, per-st…

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December 10, 2019 at 12:00 PM

Research Release: Canada’s health-care wait times eclipsed 20 weeks in 2019; second-longest wait ever recorded

Dear John, Today, the Fraser Institute released a new study, Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, 2019. This study finds that the median wait time for medically necessary treatment in Canada this year was 20.9 weeks. This is the second-longest wait ever recorded by the Fra…

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December 7, 2019 at 6:00 PM

Alberta's deficit reduction

This week's featured research studies, commentaries, and blog posts.   Latest Research Dec 2-8, 2019 Alberta’s deficit reduction takes longer and reduces spending less than previous reform-minded governments What’s Changed, By How Much,…

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December 5, 2019 at 12:00 PM

Research Release: Alberta’s deficit reduction takes longer and reduces spending less than previous reform-minded governments

Dear John, Today, the Fraser Institute released a new study, What’s Changed, By How Much, and What Remains to be Done: An Analysis of Alberta’s Budget. This study finds that the Alberta government’s plan to eliminate the provincial deficit by reducing program spending by 1.6 per cent over the …

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November 30, 2019 at 6:00 PM

Comparing government and private sector compensation

This week's featured research studies, commentaries, and blog posts.   Latest Research Nov 25-Dec 1, 2019 Government employees in Ontario paid 10.3 per cent higher wages than comparable private-sector workers Comparing Government and Pr…

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November 26, 2019 at 12:00 PM

Research Release: Alberta’s public-sector employees were paid 9.3 per cent higher wages than comparable private-sector workers in 2018

Dear John, Today, the Fraser Institute released a new study, Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Alberta. This study finds that public-sector employees in Alberta—including municipal, provincial and federal government workers—received 9.3 per cent higher wages on average th…

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November 23, 2019 at 6:00 PM

Atlantic Canada's economy and Evaluating Alberta's energy regulator

This week's featured research studies, commentaries, and blog posts.   Latest Research Nov 18-24, 2019 Household income per person in Atlantic Canada nearly $5,000 less than the rest of Canada Catching Up with Canada: A Prosperity Agend…

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November 21, 2019 at 12:00 PM

Research Release: Alberta Energy Regulator should cut red tape, reduce approval delays and uncertainty

Dear John, Today, the Fraser Institute released a new study, Evaluating Alberta's Energy Regulator. This study finds that any meaningful reform of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) must target the corporation’s regulatory objectives, decision-making process and procedures because a sleeker, m…

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November 20, 2019 at 11:01 AM

Creating Canada’s largest independent think-tank from coast to coast

Dear Fraser Institute supporter, It is with great pride and excitement that I share with you the news that the Fraser Institute is integrating the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS), the leading free market think tank in Atlantic …

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November 16, 2019 at 6:00 PM

Canada-US energy sector competitiveness

This week's featured research studies, commentaries, and blog posts.   Latest Research Nov 11-17, 2019 Texas more than twice as attractive for oil and gas investment than Alberta The Canada-US Energy Sector Competitiveness Survey finds …

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November 14, 2019 at 12:00 PM

Research Release: Texas more than twice as attractive for oil and gas investment than Alberta

Dear John, Today, the Fraser Institute released a new study, the Canada-US Energy Sector Competitiveness Survey. This study finds that Texas is more than twice as attractive for oil and gas investment than Alberta. Specifically, uncertain environmental regulations, regulatory inconsistencies …

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November 9, 2019 at 6:00 PM

Economic Freedom of North America and Ontario's electricity costs

This week's featured research studies, commentaries, and blog posts.   Latest Research Nov 4-10, 2019 Electricity costs for Ontario residents keep increasing despite government subsidy The Ontario Government’s Electricity Policies 2018-…

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November 5, 2019 at 12:00 PM

Research Release: Electricity costs for Ontario residents keep increasing despite government subsidy

Dear John, Today, the Fraser Institute released a new study, The Ontario Government’s Electricity Policies 2018-2019: How They Are Failing and How to Fix Them. This study finds that electricity prices in Ontario have continued to rise over the past year, despite the Ontario government’s attemp…

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November 2, 2019 at 5:00 PM

Why is equalization still growing?

This week's featured research studies, commentaries, and blog posts.   Latest Research Oct 28-Nov 3, 2019 ‘Have-not’ provinces received $2.1 billion more in equalization payments due to program design flaw Why Is Equalization Still Grow…

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October 31, 2019 at 11:00 AM

Research Release: ‘Have-not’ provinces received $2.1 billion more in equalization payments due to program design flaw

Dear John, Today, the Fraser Institute released a new study, Why is Equalization Still Growing? This study finds that due to a flawed rule (created in 2009), total equalization payments to “have-not” provinces must grow every year, even if the gap between richer and poorer provinces shrinks. A…

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October 26, 2019 at 5:00 PM

Quebec secondary school report card

This week's featured research studies, commentaries, and blog posts.   Latest Research Oct 21-27, 2019 Quebec high schools across the province show improvement The Report Card on Quebec’s Secondary Schools 2019 ranks 463 public, indepen…

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