Fraser Institute

The Fraser Institute is an independent Canadian public policy research and educational organization with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal and ties to a global network of 86 think-tanks. Its mission is to measure, study, and communicate the impact of competitive markets and government intervention on the welfare of individuals. To protect the Institute’s independence, it does not accept grants from governments or contracts for research. Visit fraserinstitute.org. Follow the Fraser Institute on Twitter | Like us on Facebook

Most Recent Articles by Fraser Institute:

Incremental innovations in pharmaceutical industry spawn life-saving improvements June 19, 2014
Incremental innovation promotes price competition among drug manufacturers, driving down prescription costs, and provides the lion’s share of revenue for future innovation
Dutch health care system embraces private insurance, outperforms Canadian system June 17, 2014
Expanding the role of the private sector would improve both the quality and timeliness of health care for Canadians
June 9 is Tax Freedom Day, when Canadians start working for themselves and not government June 9, 2014
Proposed Ontario pension plan will cost individual Ontario workers thousands each year May 28, 2014
The government’s proposal to mandate higher household saving with more mandatory pension taxes will cost millions of Ontarians thousands of dollars
Wait times for health care in Canada may be linked to increase in female death rates May 20, 2014
“Deaths resulting from delayed medical care are unacceptable"
Policies that raise energy costs limit economic growth in Canada May 15, 2014
Energy Abundance and Economic Growth
Canadian governments dole out billions in taxpayer-funded subsidies to businesses and beyond May 13, 2014
Government Subsidies in Canada: A $684 Billion Price Tag
German health care system embraces private sector, costs less, has shorter wait times than Canada May 8, 2014
Health Care Lessons from Germany
High electricity rates handicap Canadian businesses, U.S. businesses enjoy much lower rates May 5, 2014
The price disparity is due in part to the shift in many provinces away from coal-fired electric generation capacity and a failure to fully embrace natural gas-fired capacity
Canadians spend billions complying with personal income tax system April 30, 2014
“A simplified personal income tax system would be easier to understand and less expensive in time and money for Canadians to navigate
Calls to expand CPP and create Ontario pension program rely on misguided analysis April 24, 2014
One in four Canadians between 65 and 70 years old now remain in the workforce—an increase from roughly one in eight just 13 years ago
Air pollution declines as economic freedom rises April 22, 2014
Government regulation can alter incentives and hinder the ability of citizens to act
Providing First Nations with mineral rights may help ease uncertainty over Canadian mining developme April 3, 2014
“The ownership of mineral rights is the biggest difference in mining between Canada and the United States and one of the greatest impediments to investment in Canada,”
Each Canadian taxpayer owes $243,476 as total government liabilities reach $4.1 trillion April 1, 2014
Canadian governments, especially in Ontario and Quebec, should make balanced budgets a priority to help ease the burden on taxpayers
Health care wait times cost Canadians more than $1 billion in lost productivity March 24, 2014
Without sensible health policy reform, waiting will remain a defining characteristic of the Canadian health care experience
Weaker loonie hurts Canadians more than it helps March 20, 2014
“It’s a myth that devaluation of the Canadian dollar broadly stimulates the economy and leads to prosperity
Ontario burdened by more debt than California, taxpayers saddled with high interest payments March 18, 2014
Ontario is much deeper in debt than California, the poster child for fiscal irresponsibility
False arguments fuel government assistance to Canada’s entertainment industry March 12, 2014
Great exaggeration to say that the entertainment industry makes a major contribution to Canada’s economy
Alberta offers parents the most school choice in Canada, Atlantic provinces the least February 27, 2014
Measuring Choice and Competition in Canadian Education
Alberta leads North America in economic freedom while Nova Scotia, PEI lag far behind December 12, 2013
Alberta has the smallest government while Prince Edward Island, the jurisdiction with the lowest overall ranking, has the largest government.
Pipelines pose fewer risks for workers and less spills compared to transporting oil by rail or truck October 15, 2013
The risk of spill incidents is lower for pipelines per billion ton-miles of oil movement compared to rail and road
Tax Freedom Day in Canada June 6, 2009