The median wait time for Canadians seeking medically necessary surgery or other therapeutic treatment remains stagnant for the third consecutive year, finds a new study released by the Fraser Institute. The study, an annual survey of physicians from across the country, reports a median wait time of 18.3 weeks, up slightly from 18.2 weeks in … Read more
The Alberta government’s energy policy changes have contributed to a plunge in investor confidence, according to the annual global survey of petroleum sector executives released by the Fraser Institute. The 2015 Global Petroleum Survey rates 126 jurisdictions around the world based on their barriers to investment (ie: high taxes, costly regulatory obligations and uncertainty over … Read more
The Fraser Institute released a new study, Toward Free Trade in Canada: Five Things the Federal Government Can Do To Open our Internal Market, which finds that Canada can improve its domestic economy and increase its global competitiveness by eliminating interprovincial trade barriers and outlines several opportunities for freer trade among Canadian provinces. “While there … Read more
Based on the experiences of other countries, for-profit hospitals and insurers are compatible with universal health care, finds a new study released by the Fraser Institute. “Contrary to the way they are often perceived in Canada, for-profit hospitals and insurers are a part of high-performing universal health-care systems in other countries,” said Bacchus Barua, Fraser … Read more
An unprecedented Supreme Court decision, allowing two B.C. First Nations to file for damages against aluminum industry giant Rio Tinto, could have dire implications for economic development projects across the country, concludes a new study released by the Fraser Institute. The study, Economic Development in Jeopardy? Implications of the Saik’uz First Nation and Stellat’en First … Read more
Despite recent policy initiatives to improve the economic prospects of immigrants, Canadian taxpayers still bear a heavy fiscal burden to support newcomers, finds a report released by the Fraser Institute.”Immigrants who arrived in Canada since 1985 have been less successful economically than those who arrived before that time,” said Herbert Grubel, Fraser Institute senior fellow, … Read more
Across Quebec, 47 secondary schools showed significant improvement in their academic performance over the past five years, according to the Fraser Institute’s annual school rankings. The Report Card on Quebec’s Secondary Schools 2015 ranks 454 public, private, Francophone and Anglophone schools based largely on the results from provincewide tests in French, English, science, mathematics and … Read more
Land management in Alberta and much of Western Canada can be enhanced if policies ensure that property rights are well-defined and transferable, finds a new book released by the Fraser Institute. “Disputes over the proper use of land have multiplied across Western Canada as population growth, increased oil and gas exploration, agricultural demands on the … Read more
The Fraser Institute released a new study, Managing the Risks of Hydraulic Fracturing: An Update, which builds on a 2014 Fraser Institute report providing a comprehensive analysis of the latest government and academic research about hydraulic fracturing (or ‘fracking’). The study found that the risks of hydraulic fracturing —the practice of injecting sand, water, and a … Read more
The Fraser Institute released a new study, Alberta’s Budget Deficit: Why Spending Is To Blame, showing that had the Alberta government increased spending more prudently over the past decade, the province would now enjoy a surplus. “The view that falling oil prices are chiefly to blame for Alberta’s deficit is false. The real source of the problem is … Read more
