Fraser Institute News Release: With spending restraint, Alberta can re-introduce a rainy-day fund worth $9.8 billion by 2025/26
October 17, 2023 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With spending restraint, Alberta can re-introduce a rainy-day fund worth $9.8 billion by 2025/26 that could help insulate the...
Fraser Institute News Release: Housing completions not keeping pace with population—2018 to 2022, population growth averaged more than 550,000 per year compared to only 200,000 new homes
October 12, 2023 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In Canada, the gap between the number of homes built and the number of additional people is the widest it’s been in 50 years, finds a...
Fraser Institute News Release: Canada ranks 22nd out of 28 countries with universally accessible health care on psychiatric care beds
October 10, 2023 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadians endure relatively poor access to mental health services when compared to what is available in other developed nations with...
Fraser Institute News Release: Denmark's economic prosperity rooted in tradition of low taxes, limited government and open trade
September 28, 2023 12:33 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite common misperceptions, high levels of economic freedom—that is, relying more on entrepreneurs, businessowners and workers to...
Fraser Institute News Release: 1-in-6 government-funded surgeries in Quebec now take place in private clinics
September 28, 2023 11:09 ET
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Fraser Institute
MONTRÉAL, Sept. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Private surgical clinics play an increasingly large role in Quebec’s universal health care system, and now perform 1-in-6 government-funded day...
Fraser Institute News Release: Despite progress, Ottawa can do much more to promote success of permanent immigrant workers
September 21, 2023 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While the federal government has made progress, it should enact more reforms to improve the economic performance of permanent...
Fraser Institute News Release: Hong Kong drops from #1 rank for the first time in history; Singapore takes top spot
September 19, 2023 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the first time Hong Kong has not ranked number one in economic freedom and is expected to drop even further in future years, according to the Fraser...
Fraser Institute News Release: Canada trails U.S. in annual economic freedom ranking; Hong Kong falls out of the top spot in economic freedom for the first time
September 19, 2023 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada has one of the fastest growth rates in size of government in the world, suppressing the space for free exchange and Canadians’ economic freedom,...
Fraser Institute News Release: Federal spending restraint could have provided $18.7 billion in tax relief for Canadians and a budget surplus in 2023/24
September 14, 2023 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- If the federal government had self-imposed some meaningful spending restraint since 2015/16, it could have provided $18.7 billion of...
Fraser Institute News Release: Ottawa’s new building energy efficiency regulations will add $55,000 to cost of new homes in Canada by 2030
September 12, 2023 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The cost of a newly constructed home in Canada will increase by $55,000, on average, by 2030 as a result of the federal government’s...