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TORONTO—The Fraser Institute today released its annual rankings of Ontario secondary schools, the most accessible tool for parents to compare the academic performance of the province’s schools.
CALGARY—The federal government could provide greater certainty for major resource development projects—such as pipelines—by establishing clear consultation guidelines and recognizing Indigenous property rights, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
CALGARY—Lack of pipeline capacity is driving down the price of Canadian oil, costing the country’s energy sector C$20.6 billion in lost revenues last year, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
TORONTO —As Canadians file their personal income tax returns before next week’s deadline, they face a significantly more complicated tax system than existed just a few decades ago, finds a new study from the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
“A growing web of complicated rules and changes has made the tax system more difficult for Canadians to understand, which affects the cost—in time and money—of compliance,” said Finn Poschmann, resident scholar at the Fraser Institute and co-author of Tax Complexity in 2019: Can It be Tamed?
TORONTO—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has increased per-person federal government debt more than any other prime minister who didn’t face a world war or recession, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
“This federal government’s legacy will now include record high levels of debt accumulation, due to spending increases that continue to outpace revenue,” said Finn Poschmann, resident scholar at the Fraser Institute.
TORONTO—The Ontario government can balance its budget in just two years with a modest one per cent spending reduction from 2018 levels, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
CALGARY—Alberta workers paid $27.9 billion into the Canada Pension Plan over and above what retirees in the province received in CPP payments over the past 10-year period, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
VANCOUVER—Long waits for surgery and medical treatment cost Canadians $2.1 billion in lost wages last year, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
It’s estimated more than one million Canadians waited for medically necessary treatment in 2018.
VANCOUVER—Canadians who graduate high school, secure any kind of full-time employment and wait to have children until in a committed relationship have a 99 per cent chance of avoiding long-term poverty, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
“Too often, poverty advocates and governments focus on policies that affect the poor instead of trying to understand and address those factors that cause long-term poverty in the first place,” said Christopher Sarlo, Fraser Institute senior fellow, economics professor at Nipissing University and author of Causes of Poverty.
VANCOUVER—Since 2013, the amount invested by Canadians abroad has increased 73.7 per cent while the amount invested by foreigners in Canada has declined by 55 per cent, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
VANCOUVER—Canadian workers across the income spectrum—and across the country—pay significantly higher personal income taxes than their American counterparts, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
CALGARY—Saskatchewan is the world’s third most attractive jurisdiction for mining investment, while Ontario fades in the eyes of mining investors amid increased regulatory uncertainty and concerns about disputed land claims, finds the latest Annual Survey of Mining Companies released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
VANCOUVER—A new book about Adam Smith, widely hailed as the founding father of economics, spotlights Smith’s two published books, which comprise a towering achievement in the history of western thought, with insights as relevant today as when they were written.
Published by the Fraser Institute, the book The Essential Adam Smith (and its accompanying website and animated videos) present Smith’s ideas in plain language, using contemporary examples for a new generation.
VANCOUVER—Ottawa’s projected deficit of $19.6 billion in 2019/20 may automatically increase to as much as $34.4 billion if Canada enters a recession this year, finds a new study by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
“By running deficits during a period of economic growth, there is a real risk the country’s finances will deteriorate rapidly when the next recession hits,” said Jason Clemens, executive vice-president of the Fraser Institute and co-author of What Happens to the Federal Deficit if a Recession Occurs in 2019?
TORONTO—Spending on public schools in Ontario has increased 18.5 per cent, on a per-student basis, over the past decade, finds a new study by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
VANCOUVER—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has now recorded the two years with the highest levels of per person government spending in Canadian history, outside of wars or recessions, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
TORONTO—The Fraser Institute’s Report Card on Ontario’s Elementary Schools is out today.
This year’s Report Card—the go-to source for measuring academic performance—ranks more than 3,000 anglophone and francophone public and Catholic schools (and a small number of independent schools) based on nine academic indicators from results of annual provincewide reading, writing and math tests.
VANCOUVER—Canada’s innovation performance has declined in recent years and is falling further behind the U.S. and other developed countries, despite decades of costly innovation programs by successive federal governments, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
VANCOUVER—Top business leaders—like top athletes, musicians and actors—receive high levels of compensation because they are in high demand around the world and not easily replaced, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
VANCOUVER—The amount of money Canadians donate to registered charities—as a share of their income—has plummeted 32.2 per cent since 2006, finds a new study by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.