Provincial government spending on health care is projected to increase significantly over the next two decades triggering higher taxes, larger deficits, and/or reduced spending on other services, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute. The study, The Sustainability of Health Care Spending in Canada, finds that, in every province, health care spending … Read more
The Fraser Institute released a new study, The Duty to Consult with Aboriginal Peoples, which spotlights the origins and principles that obligates governments to consult Aboriginal peoples prior to making decisions that could affect Aboriginal or treaty rights. “The duty to consult has been implemented by provincial governments in different ways across the country. This has resulted … Read more
The emergence of low-cost methods of creating and distributing broadcasting content means that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s (CRTC) traditional policies to protect and subsidize Canadian content are increasingly unsustainable, finds a new study released by the Fraser Institute. “The proliferation of digital producers and distributors of low-cost, online programing is seriously challenging the … Read more
The federal government’s plan to run $113.2 billion in deficits over the next five years is premised on unrealistic assumptions regarding future spending restraint, which will likely result in much larger deficits and debt accumulation, finds a new study released by the Fraser Institute. “The federal government’s five-year deficit could reach nearly $200 billion when … Read more
The Fraser Institute released a new study, Moving Targets: Re-estimating Federal Deficits and Debt-to-GDP through 2020/21, showing that the federal government’s plan to run $113.2 billion in deficits over the next five years is premised on unrealistic assumptions regarding future spending restraint, which will likely result in much larger deficits and debt accumulation. “The government has … Read more
The Fraser Institute published a new report, Rates of Return for the Canada Pension Plan, which finds that the Canada Pension Plan provides only a meager rate of return for most Canadian workers — especially younger workers. “It’s easy to see how average Canadians could confuse the rates of return earned by the CPP fund with what they … Read more
The federal and provincial governments in Canada spent more than $25 billion on childcare in 2015, with much of the funding targeted at low- and middle-income families, finds a new study released by the Fraser Institute. “The range of programs relating to childcare, and the degree of financial support by governments for families with children, … Read more
The Fraser Institute released a new report, Measuring Personal Income Tax Complexity in Canada, which quantifies how complicated Canada’s personal tax system has become. “Over the past several decades, Canada’s personal tax system has become more and more complicated, with Canadians spending significant time and incurring substantial costs for accountants, lawyers and software programs just … Read more
Saskatchewan has gone from having the longest wait times for medically necessary surgeries to the shortest in Canada based on a set of practical reforms including pooled referrals for treatment, introducing more collaborative decision-making by health care stakeholders, focusing on patients and the use of private for-profit clinics, finds a new study published today by … Read more
The Fraser Institute released a new report, Measuring Income Mobility in Canada, 2016, which finds that Canada’s high level of income mobility means very few Canadians remain stuck in low-income. “The vast majority of Canadians in the lowest income group move up the income ladder over time—a mark of a dynamic economy,” said Charles Lammam, director of fiscal … Read more
