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Fraser Institute News Release: Despite recent progress, municipal and provincial policies still impede new home construction in Ontario
February 22, 2024 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite progress by various municipalities and the provincial government, significant impediments to homebuilding remain in Ontario,...
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Fraser Institute News Release: B.C. government per-person spending in 2022/23 almost 20% higher than 2019 despite end of pandemic
February 21, 2024 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The British Columbia government’s per-person spending in 2022/23, the latest year of available data, was nearly 20 per cent higher than...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Toronto has the lowest level of median employment income amongst the 15 largest metropolitan areas in Canada and the United States
February 15, 2024 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Feb. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a ranking of median employment incomes in the 15 largest metropolitan areas in Canada and the United States, Toronto ranked last, finds a new study...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Federal government could balance the budget by 2026/27 with modest spending restraint
February 13, 2024 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The federal government could balance its budget in one or two years with only modest spending restraint, finds a new study released...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Federal day-care program has resulted in little-to-no change for industry employment nor the female labour force participation rate
February 08, 2024 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Feb. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite the federal government’s commitment to raising the labour force participation rate of women through the expansion of childcare, employment in the...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Federal day-care program has resulted in little-to-no change in the female labour force participation rate or industry employment
February 06, 2024 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite the federal government’s commitment to raising the labour force participation rate of women through the creation of a federal subsidized daycare...
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44 per cent chance Ottawa increases debt over 10-year period; likelihood of failure jumps to 59 per cent over 20 years
February 01, 2024 07:28 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With current fiscal policies, and prior to the 2024 budget being presented, the federal government faces a 44 per cent chance the...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Alberta surplus turns to $4.8 billion deficit if resource revenue was at 20-year average
January 30, 2024 06:00 ET | Fraser Institute
CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- If not for historically high resource revenue, the Alberta government would run a large budget deficit this year and the next two years, finds a...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Canadians in every province will pay more than $1,750 per person in 2023-24 on government interest costs amounting to $81.8 billion
January 25, 2024 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadians in every province will pay more than $1,750 per person in 2023/24 on government interest costs, finds a new study published...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Nova Scotia’s private sector largely trails the rest of the country; failed to improve between 2007-2019
January 23, 2024 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nova Scotia’s private sector trailed the rest of the country and failed to improve over the period 2007 to 2019, which covers the last full...