Fraser Institute News Release: Canada’s combined federal-provincial debt will exceed $2 trillion in 2022/23; Ontario has the highest provincial debt as a share of economy
January 10, 2023 05:00 ET
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TORONTO, Jan. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Combined federal and provincial debt in Canada has nearly doubled from $1.1 trillion in 2007/08 (the year before the last recession) to a projected $2.1...
Fraser Institute News Release: Ontario continues trend of uncompetitively high personal income tax rates
January 05, 2023 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Jan. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite promises that provincial personal income tax increases in 2012 and 2013 would be temporary, successive governments have kept them in place for a...
Fraser Institute News Release: B.C. government had fastest provincial spending growth in Canada before pandemic
January 04, 2023 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After a long period of relative spending restraint, the British Columbia government significantly increased spending—even before any...
Fraser Institute News Release: Canadian generosity hits lowest point in 20 years
December 15, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The number of Canadians donating to charity—as a percentage of all tax filers—is at the lowest point in 20 years, finds a new study...
Fraser Institute News Release: Current and projected fiscal policies of Canadian governments are unsustainable; will impose costs on Canadians and the economy
December 06, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The current and projected taxing, spending, and borrowing policies, broadly referred to as the fiscal policies of governments (federal...
Fraser Institute News Release: Wyoming and Texas lead 15 petroleum producing states and provinces for investment attractiveness; Saskatchewan highest ranked Canadian province at 6th while Alberta ranks 12th
December 01, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wyoming and Texas are considered far more attractive for investment than any Canadian province, including Alberta, according to this...
Fraser Institute News Release: ESG-driven philanthropy could reduce charitable giving
November 29, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Corporate charitable giving driven by ESG could produce more harm than good when it comes to overall charitable donations, warns a new...
Fraser Institute News Release: New Brunswick’s Blain Higgs ranks highest for fiscal management among recent and current Canadian premiers
November 17, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Among recent and current Canadian premiers, New Brunswick’s Blain Higgs ranks highest for managing provincial finances, while...
Fraser Institute News Release: All Canadian provinces now languish in bottom half of North American economic freedom rankings
November 15, 2022 05:00 ET
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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...
Fraser Institute News Release: Top 20% of Canadian income-earning families pay 53% of all taxes
October 27, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The top 20 per cent of income-earning families pay more than half (53.0 per cent) of total taxes including personal income, sales and property...