Fraser Institute News Release: International tests (PISA) show Canada’s performance continues to decline
September 07, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Sept. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite scoring comparatively well internationally on the recent international PISA tests, results in all three disciplines—reading, math and science—have...
Fraser Institute News Release: Government sector accounts for more than 86% of new jobs in Canada since pandemic began
September 01, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Sept. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The government sector accounted for 86.7 per cent of all new jobs in Canada since the pandemic began in early 2020, finds a new study released today by...
Fraser Institute News Release: New essays explore myths and realities of ESG—Environmental, Social and Governance investing
August 30, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Environmental, social and governance investing—ESG investing for short—is the latest movement by activists to compel businesses and...
Fraser Institute News Release: Share of total spending on child benefits for families with incomes less than $60,000 fell from 42.9% to 29.7%
August 18, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The federal government has shifted the share of overall spending on child benefits away from lower-income families to middle- and...
Fraser Institute News Release: Hundreds of studies find economic freedom works
August 18, 2022 05:00 ET
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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...
Fraser Institute News Release: Federal government’s proposed drug changes mean potentially lower prices but reduced access and innovation
August 16, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ottawa’s drug pricing changes may result in lower costs, but will also likely reduce Canadians’ access to life-saving pharmaceuticals...
Fraser Institute News Release: Per-person municipal government spending up 15.2 per cent on average in 17 municipalities across Metro Vancouver, 2009 to 2019
August 11, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Per-person spending has increased across all 17 Metro Vancouver municipalities between 2009 and 2019, after accounting for inflation,...
Fraser Institute News Release: Health-care costs for typical Canadian family will reach almost $16,000 this year
August 09, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A typical Canadian family of four will pay an estimated $15,847 for public health-care insurance this year, finds a new study released...
Fraser Institute News Release: Current Ontario government poised to outspend predecessor and increase provincial debt
August 04, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Aug. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite any rhetoric to the contrary, the current Ontario government plans to outspend its predecessor, finds a new study published today by the Fraser...
Fraser Institute News Release: Alberta government per-person spending highest in 2017—exceeded COVID-induced spending in 2020
August 03, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- From 1965 to 2020, the highest level of per-person provincial government spending (adjusted for inflation) in Alberta occurred in 2017—three years...