Fraser Institute News Release: Hiring by the federal government in excess of population growth cost taxpayers $7.5 billion in 2022/23
03. Dezember 2024 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
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,...
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
28. November 2024 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
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...
Fraser Institute News Release: Canada has fewer doctors, hospital beds, MRIs and among longest wait times than other countries with universal health care
26. November 2024 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Among a group of 31 high-income countries that have universally accessible health care, Canada has among the lowest availability of...
Fraser Institute News Release: Education spending increased in BC since 2012/13 to $14,767 per student, but academic performance substantially declined over same period
21. November 2024 08:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The provincial government in British Columbia needs to rethink how children are educated, as student performance in math, reading and...
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
19. November 2024 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
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...
Fraser Institute News Release: Ontario recorded lowest GDP per-person growth nationwide from 2000-2022, now it’s Canada’s economic laggard
13. November 2024 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
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...
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
07. November 2024 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
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...
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
29. Oktober 2024 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
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,...
Fraser Institute News Release: More than 50% of parents in Canada say new ‘descriptive’ grading terms are difficult to understand
24. Oktober 2024 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Oct. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The vast majority of parents in Canada easily understand letter grades on report cards but are confused by the new “descriptive” grading recently adopted...
Fraser Institute News Release: Job growth in government exceeded the private sector in 8 out of 10 provinces from 2019-23
22. Oktober 2024 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
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...