The Fraser Institute will release a new study examining the political and economic factors that determine an individual country’s level of economic freedom (measured by size of government, taxation, rule of law, property rights, regulation and other factors). The study, “Determinants of Economic Freedom”, written by Herbert Grubel, Fraser Institute senior fellow and economic professor … Read more
The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post a new report entitled “Expenditure Monitor: 2014-15 Q3” on its website. This note analyses the implementation of the government’s spending plan presented in Budget 2014, over the nine months of the year. Call 613-992-8026.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post a new report entitled “Pre-Budget Outlook” on its website. Projections presented in this report include only fiscal measures that have been announced prior to Budget 2015. PBO will update its economic and fiscal projections for new measures in the 2015 budget and provide related analysis in a future report. Call 613-992-8026.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study exploring the relationship between demographics and the declining rate of business start-ups in Canada. Entrepreneurship, Demographics and Capital Gains Tax Reform examines how an aging population is linked to diminishing entrepreneurship and whether reforms to capital gains tax policy could reverse the trend. The full study will … Read more
The 2015 Spring Reports of the Auditor General of Canada, Michael Ferguson, will be tabled in the House of Commons. The report will be available online.
The Bank of Canada will announce its decision on the target for the overnight rate and also publish its quarterly Monetary Policy Report (MPR) on its website. Following the release, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins will hold a press conference in Ottawa at 11 a.m. This event will take place at the National Press … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new study dissecting the flurry of recent Supreme Court decisions on aboriginal rights and title. “Clarity and Confusion? The New Jurisprudence of Aboriginal Title”, written by Fraser Institute senior fellow Tom Flanagan, spotlights the rulings’ impact on the economic well-being of First Nation communities and on Canada as a … Read more
The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) will post a new report entitled “How Much Does the Federal Government Spend on Child Care and Who Benefits?” on the Website at www.pbo-dpb.gc.ca. The report examines federal spending on child care, and estimates the fiscal impact of recent announcements to enhance the Universal Child Care Benefit and the Child … Read more
The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) will post a new report entitled “Fiscal Sustainability of the National Defence Program” on its website. The report will provide PBO’s estimate of the fiscal gap between the status quo budget allocations and the cost of sustaining Canada’s status quo national defence forces. Then at 10:15 a.m., the PBO will be available … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new study spotlighting how increases in Ontario government worker salaries and overall compensation has affected the province’s budgets. The study, How Compensation Spending Consumes Provincial Government Resources in Ontario, details how government worker wages, salaries and pensions have increased since 2005/06. The full study will be available online.
