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| Sep 8, 2025 | Why Hong Kong Will Always Be the Go-To Launchpad for International Startups Hong Kong is still a top choice for startups seeking a tax-efficient and cost-effective international base for incorporation. | Hong Kong remains a highly sought-after location for international company incorporation. Recently, I have guided several startups through the process of Hong Kong incorporation. While the city's low tax burden and minimal red tape are appe... |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Saudi Arabia leaps from 104th to 23rd globally in the Mining Investment Attractiveness Index | RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Saudi Arabia's mining sector has achieved an unprecedented global milestone, jumping from 104th place in 2013 to 23rd in 2024 in the Fraser Institute's Mining Investment Attractiveness Ind... |
| Jul 6, 2025 | Opinion: Robert Bird: The rule of law is key to capitalism − eroding it is bad news for American business | When the government enforces rules arbitrarily, it also undermines property rights.
For example, if a country enters into a major trade agreement and then goes ahead and violates it, that threatens the property rights of the companies that ... |
| May 21, 2025 | Turning Deserts into Green Gold: The Rise of Agrotechnology in Morocco | In the heart of Morocco, a revolution is brewing. It’s not a political upheaval or a cultural renaissance. It’s a green revolution, one that promises to transform barren deserts into thriving farms. At the forefront of this movement is Sand... |
| May 17, 2025 | InvestHK showcases Hong Kong as Asia’s gateway during Cairo visit | HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 May 2025 – Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), the Hong Kong government’s investment promotion arm, announced today (17 May 2025) that Ms Alpha Lau, Director-General of Investment Promotion at InvestHK,... |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Carney Climate Plan is More of the Same says Friends of Science | Robert Lyman says Mark Carney's climate plan is 'more of the same' - "Putting Lipstick on a Pig."
Mark Carney, candidate for the leadership of the federal Liberal party in Canada, released a new platform on climate and carbon taxe... |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Hiring by the federal government in excess of population growth cost taxpayers $7.5 billion in 2022/23 | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The federal workforce has grown more rapidly than the Canadian population starting in 2015/16, imposing significant costs on taxpayers, finds a new study published today by the ... |
| Nov 28, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Canada’s violent crime rate 14.0% higher than U.S. in 2022, and rising; property crime rate 27.5% higher | TORONTO, Nov. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rates of both violent crime and property crime (population adjusted) have been increasing in Canada in recent years, and now surpass comparable crime rates in the United States, finds a new study p... |
| Nov 28, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Canada’s violent crime rate 14.0% higher than U.S. in 2022, and rising; property crime rate 27.5% higher | TORONTO, Nov. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rates of both violent crime and property crime (population adjusted) have been increasing in Canada in recent years, and now surpass comparable crime rates in the United States, finds a new study p... |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Federal Indigenous spending almost tripled to projected $32 billion—but modest improvement in Indigenous living standards due to unrelated federal child benefit | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While federal spending on Indigenous affairs has almost tripled since 2015, the uptick in Indigenous living standards is due primarily to the Canada Child Benefit, an unrelated ... |
| Nov 13, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Ontario recorded lowest GDP per-person growth nationwide from 2000-2022, now it’s Canada’s economic laggard | TORONTO, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario’s economic and fiscal performance over the past two decades has been comparatively weak, and noticeably worse than neighbouring Quebec, which now outperforms Ontario on several key measures... |
| Nov 9, 2024 | The Patent Paradox: Balancing Innovation and Regulation in America’s Tech Landscape | The American tech landscape is a complex web of innovation, regulation, and competition. At its heart lies the patent system, a double-edged sword that can either spur creativity or stifle it. Recent discussions around proposed legislation ... |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: 7-in-10 provinces had combined government debt burdens that exceeded the size of their entire economies in 2022, curbing economic growth | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Combined federal and provincial government debt in seven provinces exceeded the value of all goods and services produced in those provinces as recently as 2022, impairing econom... |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Commentary | Guest opinion: Kristina M. L. Acri: Don’t undercut Colorado’s booming tech scene | The sponsors of the bill say they aim to uphold patent integrity. But despite their good intentions, the bill would do just the opposite.
The underlying problem is that the law would require biotech companies to give the U.S. Patent and Tra... |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Ottawa’s plan to decarbonize Canada’s electricity by 2035 not feasible and would require equivalent of 23 Site C hydroelectric dams | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The federal government’s plan to make all electricity generation in Canada carbon-free by 2035 is impractical and highly unlikely, given physical, infrastructure, financial and ... |
| Oct 24, 2024 | Hong Kong: future-proofing the financial system for long-term sustainability | HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 24 October 2024 – Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is visiting the United States (October 22-24), where he delivered keynote speeches at the Bloomberg G... |
| Oct 22, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Job growth in government exceeded the private sector in 8 out of 10 provinces from 2019-23 | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In eight of 10 provinces the rate of government job growth has been higher than the private sector, finds a new study published today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, no... |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Editorials | Views from the nation’s press | The Las Vegas Review-Journal on why are some nations more prosperous than others:
For years, free-market think tanks such as the Cato Institute and the Fraser Institute have emphasized the link between economic freedom and prosperity. This ... |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Alberta high schools can improve student performance despite challenges | CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Fraser Institute today published the annual rankings of Alberta secondary schools, the most easily accessible tool for parents to compare the academic performance of the province’s hig... |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Wages and salaries lower in every province compared to all 50 U.S. states including Mississippi and Louisiana | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The median employment earnings—wages, salaries and self-employment income—of workers were lower in every Canadian province than in every state in the United States, finds a new ... |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: 96% of television news coverage of Ottawa’s child care, dental care and pharma care programs failed to report on costs | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Roughly four per cent of CBC (3.7 per cent) and CTV’s (4.1 per cent) coverage of the federal government’s child care, pharma care and dental care programs reported the costs to... |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: People living in the most economically-free countries earn 7 times more money, live 16 years longer, than in the least-free countries | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Higher levels of economic freedom lead to much higher incomes and much better health, in addition to other benefits, finds a new study published today by the Fraser Institute, ... |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: If Canadian families spent and borrowed like the federal government, they would be $427,759 in debt | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- If the median Canadian family spent and borrowed like the federal government, they would already be $427,759 in debt and continuing to borrow, finds a new study published today... |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Reducing business tax rate to 8% across Atlantic provinces would benefit workers; encourage growth and competitiveness in region | HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Sept. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- If provincial governments in Atlantic Canada reduced their corporate income tax (CIT) rates to eight per cent, they’d match the lowest rate nationwide which would result in significan... |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Reducing business tax rate to 8% across Atlantic provinces would benefit workers; encourage growth and competitiveness in region | HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Sept. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- If provincial governments in Atlantic Canada reduced their corporate income tax (CIT) rates to eight per cent, they’d match the lowest rate nationwide which would result in significan... |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: British Columbia on track to be Canada’s third-most indebted province by 2029/30 | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- If the B.C. provincial government continues with its current fiscal plans, it will become the third-most indebted province in the country by 2029/30, finds a new study publishe... |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: British Columbia on track to be Canada’s third-most indebted province by 2029/30 | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- If the B.C. provincial government continues with its current fiscal plans, it will become the third-most indebted province in the country by 2029/30, finds a new study publishe... |
| Sep 4, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: New Fraser Institute rankings of Alberta elementary schools out today | CALGARY, Sept. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Fraser Institute today released its annual rankings of Alberta elementary schools, allowing parents to compare the academic performance of schools across the province.
“Our Report Cards offer ... |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: B.C.’s new student ‘assessments’ vastly inferior to previous exams in measuring student and school performance | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The British Columbia government’s new student “assessments” in high schools are much less valuable and useful than the previous exams in measuring student and school performance... |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: New Fraser Institute rankings of Ontario elementary schools out today | TORONTO, Aug. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the Fraser Institute released its annual rankings of Ontario elementary schools, allowing parents to compare the academic performance of schools across the province.
“Our Report Cards offer p... |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: ESG will impose considerable harm on Canadian workers, doesn’t reflect the reality of how markets actually work | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The ESG movement—which calls for public companies and investors in public companies to identify and voluntarily implement environmental, social, and governance initiatives—will ... |
| Aug 20, 2024 | The AI Dilemma: Fortune 500 Companies Grapple with Opportunities and Threats | In the fast-paced world of technology, artificial intelligence (AI) stands as both a beacon of hope and a shadow of fear. A recent study reveals that over half of Fortune 500 companies view AI as a potential threat to their business. This m... |
| Aug 19, 2024 | US Climate Election Squares Off as Net Zero Falters Despite NATO Climate Activism | Friends of Science Society
Canadian climate measures from 2020-2030 are ~$476 billion, or $11,900 per resident of Canada; roughly $2,800 per household per year.
As media outlets frame the upcoming US election as a showdown on climate, Net Z... |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Canada’s debt ranking falls from best in G7 to 7th worst of 32 advanced countries when total debt is measured | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada’s relative debt position is much worse than the federal government suggests when a larger group of advanced countries are included and total debt—not just net debt—is mea... |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Albertans continue to contribute disproportionately to Canadian federalism—net contribution totaled $244.6 billion between 2007-2022 | CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Between 2007 and 2022, Albertans continued to contribute disproportionately to Canadian federalism in terms of the amount of federal taxes paid versus federal spending in the province, fin... |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Canada’s record of underperforming international peers pre-dates COVID | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Over the last business cycle (2007 to 2019), and long before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Canada was already underperforming other advanced countries on important investment, e... |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Ford government recorded two of Ontario’s three- highest per-person spending years since 1965 | TORONTO, Aug. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite political rhetoric while in opposition, the Ontario government of Premier Doug Ford has recorded two of the three highest per person spending levels since 1965, even excluding COVID-related... |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: The average Canadian family paid more in 2023 on taxes than it did on housing, food and clothing combined | CALGARY, Alberta, July 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The average Canadian family spent 43.0 per cent of its income on taxes in 2023—more than housing, food and clothing costs combined, finds a new study published by the Fraser Institute, an ... |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Mark Carney's Impossible Math and Hottest Day Hysteria Sow Climate Policy Confusion | An example of long-term temperature "stripes" showing earth to be in an overall cooling period. https://climatechangeandmusic.com/stripe-charts-temperature/
BBC is reporting that Mark Carney says household energy bills will drop b... |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Dividends to Albertans key to success of the Heritage Fund over longer-term | CALGARY, Alberta, July 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- If the government of Alberta wants to build the Heritage Fund over the longer term, it should start paying dividends to Albertans, finds a new study published today by the Fraser Institute... |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Dividends to Albertans key to success of the Heritage Fund over longer-term | CALGARY, Alberta, July 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- If the government of Alberta wants to build the Heritage Fund over the longer term, it should start paying dividends to Albertans, finds a new study published today by the Fraser Institute... |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Canada had the third-lowest growth in per person GDP among 30 advanced economies between 2014 and 2022 | CALGARY, Alberta, July 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada had the third-lowest growth in GDP per person from 2014 to 2022 among 30 advanced economies, finds a new study published by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadi... |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Weak business investment in technologies compared to the U.S. hindering improvements in living standards | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Over the past decade, weak business investment in technologies that increase worker productivity is stifling Canada’s economic growth and suppressing improvements in Canadian li... |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: B.C. government should stop relying on boom-and-bust natural gas revenues to fund ongoing programs | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The British Columbia government should stop relying on volatile boom-and-bust resource revenues—like the Alberta government—and fundamentally change its fiscal approach, finds a... |
| Jul 3, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Top 20% of Canadian income-earning families pay 54% of all taxes | CALGARY, Alberta, July 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The top 20 per cent of income-earning families pay more than half (54.2 per cent) of total taxes including personal income, sales and property taxes, according to a new study published by ... |
| Jul 3, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Top 20% of Canadian income-earning families pay 54% of all taxes | CALGARY, Alberta, July 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The top 20 per cent of income-earning families pay more than half (54.2 per cent) of total taxes including personal income, sales and property taxes, according to a new study published by ... |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Average hours worked (per week) for young Canadians declined by more than 16% from 1989 to 2023 | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The median number of weekly hours worked by young Canadians (aged 15-24) has fallen 16.3 per cent since 1989 and youth employment rates remain below 1980s levels, finds a new st... |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Toronto, Vancouver much less dense than other comparable major U.S., international urban centres | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian cities—including Toronto and Vancouver, which are experiencing high and increasing housing costs—can accommodate much more housing supply as they have much lower popula... |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Today, June 13, is Tax Freedom Day—4 days later than in 2019, the last year before the pandemic | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today—Thursday, June 13—Canadians celebrate Tax Freedom Day, the day in the year when they start working for themselves, not government, finds a new study published by the Frase... |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: More than 4 in 5 parents across Canada think K-12 teachers and schools should provide students with facts, not interpretations, and provide advance notice of controversial lessons | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parents with kids in K-12 schools across Canada value balance rather than bias in classrooms, as well as parental involvement and consent, finds a new Leger poll commissioned by... |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Al Gore Drives Climate Hysteria at WHO - Canada's Contentious Carbon Tax on the Verge of Collapse says Friends of Science Society | Author and energy expert Prof. Emeritus Vaclav Smil evaluates the unlikely outcome of Net Zero targets in a new report from the Fraser Institute.
Al Gore's short address to the WHO pandemic conference was filled with fearmongering rhetoric ... |
| May 7, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: B.C. health-care wait times and student test scores worsen despite marked increases in government spending | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite substantial spending increases by the British Columbia government, the province’s health-care wait times have increased and student test scores have declined, finds a new... |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Ontario curricula for Grades 1 to 12 lacking in Canadian history | TORONTO, April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The curriculum guides for Ontario elementary and high school students are lacking in specific Canadian history content, and are not organized chronologically to give students a solid foundational ... |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Low- and middle-income Canadians hit hardest by high marginal effective tax rates | TORONTO, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian families and individuals with annual incomes between $30,000 and $60,000 face marginal effective tax rates near or above 50 per cent, finds a new study published by the Fraser Institute, ... |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: No evidence of increasing droughts, floods, hurricanes and wildfires, despite activist claims | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Contrary to claims by many climate activists and politicians, extreme weather events—including forest fires, droughts, floods and hurricanes—are not increasing in frequency or ... |
| Mar 12, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Canada spent more than $50 billion on corporate welfare across provinces in 2022 | |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Women face less sexism in countries with greater economic freedom | |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: New Fraser Institute rankings of Ontario elementary schools out today | |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Alberta high schools can improve student performance despite challenges | |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Fraser Institute News Release: Canada’s combined federal-provincial debt will approach $2.2 trillion in 2023/24 | TORONTO, Jan. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Combined federal and provincial debt in Canada has nearly doubled from $1.18 trillion in 2007/08 (the year before the last recession) to a projected $2.18 trillion this year, finds a new study rele... |
| Dec 5, 2023 | People are moving to Canada dreaming of a utopia with free healthcare and more tolerance. But the reality is Canada has its own set of problems. | Nearly 79,000 Americans moved to Canada from 2015 to 2023. Dave Chan
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Some Americans move to Canada in search of less polarized politics and less gun violence.
People who moved said they also face long waiting lists for healthcare... |
| Nov 23, 2023 | Fraser Institute News Release: 388 new mines must be built by 2030 to satisfy electric vehicle mandates | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To meet international government mandates for electric vehicles (EV), a total of 388 new mines must be built to produce the metals required for EV production, finds a new study ... |
| Nov 10, 2023 | See inside a tiny-home village that gives homeless people $200-a-month houses — and has a waiting list of 700 people | Real Estate See inside a tiny-home village that gives homeless people $200-a-month houses — and has a waiting list of 700 people
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| Jul 17, 2023 | ORO Health, A Quebec Startup, Is Changing The Landscape For Healthcare Diagnosis | Bruno Morel, CTO, ORO HealthAltitude Accelerator |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Fraser Institute News Release: Ottawa’s wasteful COVID spending will cost taxpayers more than $110 billion by 2032/33 | /EIN News/ -- CALGARY, Alberta, June 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The total cost of the federal government’s wasteful COVID spending—money that was poorly targeted or sent to ineligible recipients—will eclipse $110 billion by 2032/33, partl... |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Fraser Institute News Release: Actual climate measurements—not speculative models—should drive climate policy debate | /EIN News/ -- VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Relying on speculative climate models that try to predict the future rather than actual measurements of climate change has led to over-zealous policies in response... |
| Jun 19, 2023 | Fraser Institute News Release: Today, June 19, is Tax Freedom Day—8 days later than in 2019, the last year before the pandemic | /EIN News/ -- VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadians celebrate Tax Freedom Day, the day in the year when they start working for themselves, not government, finds a new study published by the Fraser Institut... |
| May 31, 2023 | Sunak’s Latest Inflation Plan To Take Britain Back To The 1970s | LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak hosts a press ... [+] conference in the Downing Street Briefing Room on February 3, 2022 in London, England. As the energy regulator, OFGEM, announced a domest... |
| May 24, 2023 | Fraser Institute News Release: Reality of socialism in Poland serves as a stark warning to the 50% of young Canadians who favour socialism | /EIN News/ -- VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Younger Canadians aged 18 to 24—50 per cent of whom favour socialism as their preferred economic system—need to understand the real misery socialism inflicted on co... |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Earth Day 2023 : Journalists -Producers - Drive time D.J's - Environmentalists- Nature-Podcasts | One in four species at risk.
Uninhabitable Map at 4 Degree Celsius
Earth Day: Author C.S Goldsmith Weighs In : Approaching Point of No Return- Tipping Points Could Topple like Dominos
Major ecological "Tipping Points" are hanging ... |
| Apr 6, 2023 | Fraser Institute News Release: Federal government's failure to restrain spending undermines Bank of Canada's effort to tame inflation | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The federal government's decision to increase already high levels of spending and continued budget deficits will hinder the Bank of Canada's efforts to tame inflation, finds a ... |
| Apr 6, 2023 | Fraser Institute News Release: Federal government’s failure to restrain spending undermines Bank of Canada’s effort to tame inflation | /EIN News/ -- VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The federal government’s decision to increase already high levels of spending and continued budget deficits will hinder the Bank of Canada’s efforts to tame infla... |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Fraser Institute News Release: Canada can tackle growing backlog of surgeries with funding reforms and expanded role for private-care providers within public system | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unlike Canada, other universal health-care systems around the world have managed to reduce their surgical backlogs by using the private sector to their advantage and incentiviz... |
| Feb 14, 2023 | Bad Economic Policies Are One Reason People Are Leaving Blue States | Oct 26, 2019 Mountain View / CA / USA - Semi truck towing an U-Haul cargo trailer, on a freeway in ... [+] San Francisco bay area; U-Haul is an American moving equipment and storage rental companygetty |
| Feb 2, 2023 | Fraser Institute News Release: Canadians in every province will pay more than $1,300 per person in 2022-23 on government interest costs amounting to $68.6 billion | /EIN News/ -- VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadians in every province will pay more than $1,300 per person in 2022/23 on government interest costs, finds a new study published by the Fraser Institute, an i... |
| Jan 31, 2023 | Fraser Institute News Release: B.C.’s pre-COVID (2019) median employment income lowest in region and more than $18,000 lower than Washington State’s | /EIN News/ -- VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Among eight peer jurisdictions (including Alberta and nearby U.S. states), British Columbia in 2019 had the lowest median employment income, a key indicator of eco... |
| Jan 26, 2023 | Fraser Institute News Release: Canada falls out of top 10 freest places on Earth | TORONTO, Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the first time since 2012, Canada does not rank among the top 10 freest countries worldwide, finds a new study released today by Canada's Fraser Institute and the U.S.-based Cato Institute.
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| Jan 26, 2023 | Fraser Institute News Release: More than 94% of global population experienced decline in freedom from 2019 to 2020 | /EIN News/ -- TORONTO, Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While global freedom was already waning before COVID, the response from governments during the pandemic accelerated the loss of freedom worldwide, finds a new study released today by ... |
| Jan 24, 2023 | Fraser Institute News Release: Government workers across Ontario receive 10.9% higher wages, on average, than comparable private-sector workers | /EIN News/ -- TORONTO, Jan. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Government workers in Ontario enjoy a wage premium and more generous benefits compared to comparable private sector workers, finds a new study published by the Fraser Institute, an in... |
| Jan 17, 2023 | Close The Border To Canadian Health Care | TORONTO, ON- OCTOBER 29 - American Senator Bernie Sanders talks at Convocation Hall to talk about ... [+] Canadian healthcare at the University of Toronto in Toronto. October 29, 2017. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)Toronto St... |
| Nov 30, 2022 | ESG-driven philanthropy could reduce charitable giving | Corporate charitable giving driven by ESG could produce more harm than good when it comes to overall charitable donations, warns a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-t... |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Fraser Institute News Release: New Brunswick’s Blain Higgs ranks highest for fiscal management among recent and current Canadian premiers | /EIN News/ -- VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Among recent and current Canadian premiers, New Brunswick’s Blain Higgs ranks highest for managing provincial finances, while Newfoundland and Labrador’s Andrew Fu... |
| Oct 25, 2022 | Fraser Institute News Release: Government workers across Atlantic Canada receive 11.9% higher wages, on average, than comparable private-sector workers | HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Oct. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Government workers enjoy a wage premium and more generous benefits compared to comparable private sector workers, finds a new study published by the Fraser Institute, an independent, n... |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Fraser Institute News Release: State and provincial populations influence the size of government: populations above 9.6 million in Canada mean larger government | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Once a province or state exceeds a certain population size, the government’s role in the economy begins to grow, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an ind... |
| Oct 18, 2022 | Evidence shows ESG investing does not outperform similar non-ESG investment alternatives | According to a broad review of existing research, there is no conclusive evidence that investing in companies with higher ESG rankings produces higher returns for investors, according to a new report released by the Fraser Institute, an ind... |
| Oct 18, 2022 | Fraser Institute News Release: Evidence shows ESG investing does not outperform similar non-ESG investment alternatives | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to a broad review of existing research, there is no conclusive evidence that investing in companies with higher ESG rankings produces higher returns for investors, fin... |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Fraser Institute News Release: Ottawa increased spending during pandemic far beyond what was necessary to tackle COVID | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A large portion of Ottawa’s record-high spending during the pandemic did not relate directly to COVID-related health care or income support for individuals and businesses, finds... |
| Oct 6, 2022 | Fraser Institute News Release: Five provinces recorded large increases in per-student spending (inflation-adjusted) in public schools prior to COVID | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite common misperceptions, spending on public schools across Canada increased in seven out of ten provinces, markedly in five provinces, between 2012-13 and 2019-20, before ... |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Fraser Institute News Release: Canada lags behind Australia on productivity—more business investment key to increased living standards | CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- If Canada followed Australia’s lead in several key policy areas, it could increase productivity growth and raise living standards, finds a new essay released today by the Fraser Institute... |
| Sep 28, 2022 | Fraser Institute News Release: Middle-income Atlantic Canadians face much higher personal income tax burdens than Western Canadians with similar incomes | HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Sept. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atlantic Canadians who earn the national average income pay much higher provincial personal income tax burdens—sometimes almost double—than Western Canadians earning similar amounts, ... |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Fraser Institute News Release: Alberta experienced largest economic decline during pandemic’s first year, Quebec saw sharpest employment decline | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The economic impacts of COVID-19 varied across Canada with Alberta experiencing the steepest decline in economic activity in 2020 and Quebec experiencing the sharpest decline i... |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Canada remains outside top 10 countries in annual economic freedom report | TORONTO, Sept. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the Fraser Institute’s annual Economic Freedom of the World report, Canada remains outside the top 10 most economically-free countries in the world.
In this year’s report, Canada ranks 14th bas... |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Fraser Institute News Release: International tests (PISA) show Canada’s performance continues to decline | TORONTO, Sept. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite scoring comparatively well internationally on the recent international PISA tests, results in all three disciplines—reading, math and science—have declined across the country, substantiall... |
| Sep 1, 2022 | Fraser Institute News Release: Government sector accounts for more than 86% of new jobs in Canada since pandemic began | TORONTO, Sept. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The government sector accounted for 86.7 per cent of all new jobs in Canada since the pandemic began in early 2020, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-pa... |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Fraser Institute News Release: New essays explore myths and realities of ESG—Environmental, Social and Governance investing | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Environmental, social and governance investing—ESG investing for short—is the latest movement by activists to compel businesses and persuade investors to pursue larger social go... |
| Aug 30, 2022 | New essays explore myths and realities of ESG—Environmental, Social and Governance investing | Environmental, social and governance investing—ESG investing for short—is the latest movement by activists to compel businesses and persuade investors to pursue larger social goals, including environmental initiatives, by increasing financi... |
| Aug 25, 2022 | Fraser Institute News Release: Per person spending up almost 10% since 2009 across the GTHA; City of Toronto remains the highest spender | TORONTO, Aug. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Across the 26 municipalities that constitute the GTHA, per person spending, adjusted for inflation increased by 9.6 per cent between 2009 and 2019, and Toronto remained the highest spending municip... |
| Aug 18, 2022 | Fraser Institute News Release: Share of total spending on child benefits for families with incomes less than $60,000 fell from 42.9% to 29.7% | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
The federal government has shifted the share of overall spending on child benefits away from lower-income families to middle- and upper-income families—to an even greater degree... |
| Aug 18, 2022 | Fraser Institute News Release: Hundreds of studies find economic freedom works | TORONTO, Aug. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to a wide-ranging literature review, economic freedom helps produce faster economic growth, higher living standards and more happiness.
"In the academic world, there's a growing cons... |
