Parliamentary Budget Officer Jean-Denis Fréchette will release a new report entitled “Economic and Fiscal Outlook October 2016.” This report responds to the February 4, 2016 Standing Committee on Finance motion. It incorporates data available up to and including October 14, 2016. The full report will be available online. Call 613-992-8026.
The Fraser Institute will release a new essay examining Alternative Voting, one of several voting systems under review by a parliamentary committee tasked with recommending changes to Canada’s current first-past-the-post electoral system. The essay, The Consequences of the Alternative Vote, is part of a book on electoral reform, which will also be released today. Call 604-688-0221 … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new study examining international trade and the Canadian economy. The study, The Importance of International Trade to the Canadian Economy: An Overview, spotlights how global trade benefits Canada and what’s at stake with protectionism on the rise in the U.S. and Europe. Call 604-688-0221 x 589.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study spotlighting the number of Canadians who travelled abroad in 2015 to receive medical care. Leaving Canada for Medical Care, 2016 breaks down the numbers by medical specialty and province, and examines a possible key reason Canadians choose to become medical tourists. Call 604-688-0221 x 589.
The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar on “Canada’s Equalization Policy in Comparative Perspective.” Daniel Béland, Canada Research Chair in Public Policy (Tier 1) at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan; and André Lecours, professor at the School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa, will outline the principles and modalities of equalization and discuss current funding … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new study spotlighting increased education spending over the past decade. The study, Understanding the Increases in Education Spending in Public Schools in Canada, 2016 edition examines to what degree increases in education spending have gone towards compensation (salaries, benefits, pensions and capital spending (new construction, renovations, etc.). Details online. Call 416-363-6575 x … Read more
The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post a new report entitled “Expenditure Monitor 2016-2017 Q1” online. This note analyses the implementation of the Government’s spending plan presented in Budget 2016 for the first three months of the fiscal year. Call 613-992-8026.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study (in French) examining the teaching approaches, specialties, religious affiliation, language preference and geography of independent schools, schools which operate outside the public system, in Quebec. The study, A Diverse Landscape: Independent Schools in Canada, is the first study of its kind and categorizes every independent school in Canada, including those … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new study examining the economic well-being of Canada’s middle class. The study, The Myth of Middle-Class Stagnation in Canada, spotlights how middle-class incomes have changed since the 1970s, and compares the number of work-hours required to afford common household items — back then and today. Call 604-688-0221 x 589.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study examining health-care performance and spending in Canada. The study, Less Ottawa, More Province: How Decentralization is Key to Health Care Reform, spotlights how past federal welfare reforms offer lessons for Ottawa and the provinces struggling today with rising health-care costs and long wait times. The report will be … Read more
