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OTTAWA, ON--(Marketwired - March 22, 2017) - With its largely status quo 2017 budget, the federal government has failed to chart a clear course for taxpayers, entrepreneurs, and businesses and risks...

VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - March 21, 2017) - Custom-made election systems for individual First Nation bands -- instead of Indian Act rules -- may produce more accountable and transparent government...

VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - March 20, 2017) - On Tuesday, Mar. 21, the Fraser Institute will release a new study examining First Nations elections.The study, Custom Election Codes for First...

CALGARY, AB--(Marketwired - March 16, 2017) - The Alberta government today released its 2017 budget, and with it has squandered another opportunity to take corrective action and turn the province's...

CALGARY, AB--(Marketwired - March 15, 2017) - On Thursday, Mar. 16, the Fraser Institute will comment on the Alberta provincial budget.Charles Lammam, the director of fiscal studies at the Fraser...

VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - March 14, 2017) - Health-care spending by provincial governments has increased by 116 per cent since 2001, and even though increases have slowed recently, health care is...

VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - March 13, 2017) - On Tuesday, Mar. 14, the Fraser Institute will release a new study examining the costs of Canada's health-care system.The Sustainability of Health Care...

CALGARY, AB--(Marketwired - March 09, 2017) - With the Alberta government set to unveil another large budget deficit next week, a new study by the Fraser Institute finds that all public-sector...

OTTAWA, ON--(Marketwired - 9 mars 2017) - Au Québec, les employés du secteur public reçoivent un salaire 9,1 % supérieur en moyenne à celui des travailleurs comparables du secteur privé et bénéficient...

OTTAWA, ON--(Marketwired - March 09, 2017) - Government employees in Quebec get 9.1 per cent higher wages, on average, than comparable workers in the private sector and they enjoy more generous...