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Fraser Institute News Release: Populist regimes erode economic freedom, research shows
August 15, 2023 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the absence of strong institutional checks on government power such as constitutional rules that protect minority rights and an...
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Fraser Institute News Release: All Canadian provinces now languish in bottom half of North American economic freedom rankings
November 15, 2022 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the first time, every Canadian province ranks in the bottom half of countries in our annual rankings of economic freedom in North...
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Canada remains outside top 10 countries in annual economic freedom report
September 08, 2022 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Sept. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the Fraser Institute’s annual Economic Freedom of the World report, Canada remains outside the top 10 most economically-free countries in the world. ...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Hundreds of studies find economic freedom works
August 18, 2022 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Aug. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to a wide-ranging literature review, economic freedom helps produce faster economic growth, higher living standards and more happiness. “In...
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Fraser Institute News Release: 83% of world’s population live in countries where freedom declined
December 16, 2021 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Even before COVID—and the response from governments worldwide—global freedom was on the wane, finds a study released today by Canada’s Fraser Institute and...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Canada drops out of top 10 countries in annual economic freedom report
September 14, 2021 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Sept. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the Fraser Institute’s annual Economic Freedom of the World report, Canada is no longer among the top 10 most economically-free countries in the world....
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Fraser Institute News Release: Regulations disproportionately hurt low-income workers trying to climb income ladder
August 31, 2021 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The costs of government regulation, including labour regulations such as licencing and accreditation, represent a real barrier for...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Regulations disproportionately hurt low-income workers trying to climb income ladder
August 31, 2021 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Aug. 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The costs of government regulation, including labour regulations such as licencing and accreditation, represent a real barrier for Canadians—especially...
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Fraser Institute News Release: When provincial and state populations exceed 9.5 million, government spending and taxes tend to increase; implications for Ontario, California and New York
July 06, 2021 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Provinces and states such as Ontario, California and New York whose populations have grown beyond 9.5 million people tend to have...
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Fraser Institute News Release: New Hampshire most economically-free state, New York least-free for sixth consecutive year
November 17, 2020 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Nov. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New Hampshire has retained its status as the most economically-free state in the union, finds a new report released today by the Fraser Institute, an...