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June 24, 2021 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Saskatchewan’s fiscal crisis reforms in the 1990s provide a roadmap for Atlantic Canada now, which faces similar problems

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, June 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Faced with ongoing budget deficits, Maritime provinces can learn from fiscal reforms in Saskatchewan, which faced a similar fiscal situation...
June 22, 2021 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: First Nations ownership in smaller-scale energy projects key to success

CALGARY, Alberta, June 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To increase Indigenous ownership in the oil industry, First Nations should focus on small and medium-sized projects rather than mega-projects that...
June 16, 2021 07:00 ET | Source: COVID-19 Immunity Task Force

Extensive Study in Canada to Assess COVID-19 Vaccine Immune Responses and Effectiveness among People Living With HIV

MONTREAL, June 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- People living with HIV are less likely to mount an adequate immune response, which may put them at higher risk for both serious COVID-19 illness and...
June 16, 2021 07:00 ET | Source: COVID-19 Immunity Task Force

Vaste étude menée au Canada pour évaluer les réponses immunitaires et l'efficacité des vaccins contre la COVID-19 chez les personnes vivant avec le VIH

MONTRÉAL, 16 juin 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Les personnes vivant avec le VIH sont moins susceptibles de pouvoir développer une réponse immunitaire adéquate, ce qui peut les exposer à un risque...
June 15, 2021 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Mandating a portion of Alberta’s resource revenues be saved during good times key to preventing boom-bust cycle in province’s finances

CALGARY, Alberta, June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alberta’s budget deficits and mounting debt are, in part, due to its treatment of non-renewable resource revenues, but establishing new...
June 10, 2021 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Funding hospitals based on patient services means better health care for Canadians

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paying hospitals based on services provided to patients, instead of allocating pre-defined annual budgets, could improve the quantity...
June 08, 2021 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Ford government follows same failed deficit-reduction strategy of its predecessors

TORONTO, June 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The current Ontario government is continuing its immediate predecessors’ failed approach of slowing spending growth as a means towards a balanced budget,...
June 03, 2021 05:00 ET | Source: COVID-19 Immunity Task Force

Canadian study investigates immune response and vaccine hesitancy among Canada’s South Asian communities

HAMILTON, Ontario, June 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Government of Canada, through its COVID-19 Immunity Task Force and Vaccine Surveillance Reference Group is supporting a new pan-Canadian...
June 03, 2021 05:00 ET | Source: COVID-19 Immunity Task Force

Une étude canadienne explore la réponse immunitaire et la réticence envers la vaccination dans les communautés sud-asiatiques du Canada

MONTRÉAL, 03 juin 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Le gouvernement du Canada, par l’entremise du Groupe de travail sur l’immunité face à la COVID-19 (GTIC) et du Groupe de référence sur la surveillance...
June 01, 2021 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Canada’s debt ranking falls from best in the G7 to 5th worst of 29 advanced countries when total debt is measured

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada’s relative debt position is much worse than the federal government suggests when a larger group of advanced countries are...