Fraser Institute News Release: Size of government on the rise across Canada
March 17, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The combined size of the federal, provincial, and municipal governments increased in all but two provinces over the 2007 to 2019...
Fraser Institute News Release: Australia reverses long-standing Canadian advantage, now enjoys higher living standard
March 15, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
CALGARY, Alberta, March 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- From roughly the early 1950s to 2008, Canadians enjoyed a higher standard of living (as measured by per-person GDP, after adjusting for...
Fraser Institute News Release: Alberta’s economy as diversified as most other provinces
March 10, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
TORONTO, March 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite frequent calls for intentional diversification, Alberta’s economy is approximately as diversified as the rest of the provinces, finds a new study...
Fraser Institute News Release: New collected essays by leading female scholars celebrate key ideas and contributions of influential women
March 08, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This International Women’s Day, a new essay series examines the lives and ideas of women who helped shape the free and prosperous...
Fraser Institute News Release: Federal Net-Zero Emissions legislation fundamentally misunderstood and ineffectual; not legally binding and lacks details
March 03, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
CALGARY, Alberta, March 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ottawa’s new “net-zero” law, the Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, doesn’t actually require emissions targets to be met, concludes a new...
Fraser Institute News Release: New essay celebrates key ideas and contributions of Deirdre McCloskey
February 24, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new essay—part of a collected series summarizing the lives and ideas of women who helped shape the free and prosperous societies we...
Fraser Institute News Release: $40 billion settlement will likely spur more Indigenous claims
February 23, 2022 08:14 ET
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Fraser Institute
CALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ottawa’s recent $40 billion settlement of a First Nations claim following a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision will likely encourage more...
Fraser Institute News Release: Canada one of a few industrialized countries not to raise the age of eligibility for government retirement programs like OAS and GIS
February 15, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Feb. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada remains in the minority as one of the few OECD countries not to raise the age of eligibility for government retirement programs such as Old Age...
Fraser Institute News Release: New Essay Celebrates Key Ideas and Contributions of Jane Jacobs
February 10, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new essay—part of a collected series summarizing the lives and ideas of women who helped shape the free and prosperous societies we...
Fraser Institute News Release: 60% of lower-income families with children face higher federal personal income tax burden
February 08, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Contrary to rhetoric from Ottawa, the majority of lower-income Canadian families with children pay higher federal personal income taxes...