The Fraser Institute will release a new essay spotlighting the failed promises of the Arab Spring and need for increased economic freedom in the Middle East. The essay, Economic freedom and the Arab world, details the entrenched impediments to economic reform in Arab countries. The full report will be available online. Call 416-363-6575 x 226.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study spotlighting the pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review (pCODR), which recommends new oncology drugs to the provinces and territories, except Quebec. The study, Has pCODR Improved Access to Oncology Drugs?, measures the timeliness of pCODR approvals, which have a direct effect on the health of cancer patients. The study … Read more
Audio and video webcasts of a press conference by Stephen S. Poloz, governor of the Bank of Canada and Carolyn Wilkins, senior deputy governor, following the release of the Monetary Policy Report will be available at 11:15 (EST) from the Bank of Canada’s website.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study spotlighting government liabilities (debt, employee pension funds, etc.) in Vancouver between 2002 and 2013. The study, Government Debt and Other Liabilities in the City of Vancouver, also compares Vancouver’s financial situation with the finances of nearby municipalities such as Surrey and Burnaby. The study will be available … Read more
The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) will post a new report titled “Fiscal Materiality of Sick Leave in Twenty Departments of the Core Public Administration“ online at www.pbo-dpb.gc.ca. In February 2014, PBO published a report estimating the fiscal impact of paid sick leave in the federal public service at $871 million in 2011-12. PBO received a … Read more
The Bank of Canada will announce its decision on the target for the overnight rate. A press release will provide a brief explanation of the decision. The bank will also publish its quarterly Monetary Policy Report (MPR) at the same time as the rate decision. More information is available online.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study dissecting the recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling, which granted more than 1,700 square kilometres of land in B.C.’s Interior to the Tsilhqot’in First Nation. The study, A Real Game Changer, spotlights the ruling’s potential impact on natural resource and economic development, and treaty negotiations across Canada. … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new study spotlighting how much Canadians and their families pay for health care. The study, The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, calculates what portion of the total tax bill paid by individual Canadians and Canadian families (to all levels of government) goes to public health insurance in 2014. … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new essay examining the relationship between economic freedom and civil unrest. Economic freedom is based on the cornerstones of personal choice, trade openness, freedom to compete, security of private property and judicial independence. The essay, Free Markets and Civil Peace, measures the ability of economic freedom to reduce or … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new study examining the controversial issue of raw log exports. The study, Log Export Policy for British Columbia, spotlights the province’s current policies of restricting log exports, and compares the consequences (to the forestry sector and economy at large) of both a total ban and wide open market for … Read more
