The average Canadian family spends more on taxes than on housing, food and clothing combined, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute. “Most people don’t realize it, but the average Canadian household now pays more in taxes than they spend on the basic necessities of life combined,” said Charles Lammam, director of Fiscal … Read more
More British Columbia secondary schools have declining performances than improving scores, finds the annual ranking of secondary schools in the province released today by the Fraser Institute. The Report Card on British Columbia’s Secondary Schools 2016 rates 294 public and independent secondary schools based on seven academic indicators using student results from annual provincewide exams, grade-to-grade transition rates and graduation rates.The full … Read more
Capping carbon emissions in Alberta’s oilsands will leave hundreds of billions of dollars in the ground while doing very little to reduce greenhouse gases, finds a new study released by the Fraser Institute. The study, How Alberta’s Carbon Emission Cap Will Reduce Oil Sands Growth, estimates the provincial government’s proposed cap of 100 megatonnes of … Read more
The Fraser Institute released a new study showing that Ontario could boost its struggling manufacturing sector by following Michigan’s example. “Michigan and Ontario have a lot in common, but while Michigan has revived its manufacturing sector since the recession, Ontario’s manufacturing sector has struggled,” said Ben Eisen, the Fraser Institute’s director of provincial prosperity studies and … Read more
The tragedy unfolding in Venezuela is a result of eroding economic freedom in that country over the past 40 years, according to a new publication released by the Fraser Institute. “When governments reduce economic freedom, as they’ve done in Venezuela, first under crony capitalism and more recently under crony socialism, it has disastrous effects on … Read more
An average Canadian family of four (two parents with two children) will pay $11,494 for public health-care insurance in 2016, finds a new study released by the Fraser Institute. “Contrary to what many believe, health care in Canada isn’t free. While Canadians may not pay directly for medical services, they pay a substantial amount of … Read more
The Fraser Institute released a new essay, Electoral Rules and Fiscal Policy Outcomes, which says if the federal government replaces Canada’s current voting system with Proportional Representation, it is highly likely that Canada will be governed by coalitions, leading to higher levels of government spending and larger deficits. “Changing the way we elect our political representatives … Read more
The Fraser Institute released its popular Report Card on Alberta high schools, the most easily accessible tool for parents to compare the academic performance of their children’s schools. The Report Card on Alberta’s High Schools 2016 rates 307 public, private, separate and charter schools based on five academic indicators generated from grade 12 provincewide testing, … Read more
A new essay released by the Fraser Institute finds that taking into consideration the dramatically different ways individuals earn income and accumulate wealth is essential in understanding the nature of income and wealth inequality — and the potential problems it may pose. “When measuring inequality, you can’t simply compare countries such as Canada, where typically businesses and … Read more
Barriers to building pipelines that would allow Canadian producers to diversify their sales result in prices that are 20 to 30 per cent below the world price of West Texas Intermediate, costing Canada’s economy and governments billions in foregone revenues, finds a new study released by the Fraser Institute. “Without adequate pipelines to Canada’s coasts, Canadian … Read more
