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Fraser Institute News Release: Student participation rates—and scores—in provincewide tests plummet in BC high schools; less than half of Grade 10 students met numeracy standard in 2021/22
January 18, 2024 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- One out of every two Grade 10 students in British Columbia failed to meet the proficiency standard in math, and participation rates in...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Australia’s universal health-care system outperforms Canada on key measures including wait times, costs less and includes large role for private hospitals
January 16, 2024 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Australia spends slightly less on its universal health care as a share of its economy, but routinely outperforms Canada on key health...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Canada’s combined federal-provincial debt will approach $2.2 trillion in 2023/24
January 11, 2024 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
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...
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Fraser Institute News: Wyoming and North Dakota lead 17 petroleum producing states and provinces for investment attractiveness; Saskatchewan highest ranked Canadian province at 3rd while Alberta ranks 9th
January 09, 2024 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wyoming, for a second year in a row, is considered far more attractive for investment than several Canadian provinces according to this...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Higher provincial university spending generally does not result in more educated populations
January 03, 2024 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Higher university subsidies do not necessarily result in a more educated population, finds a new study released today by the Fraser...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Hong Kong plummets to 46th spot in latest Human Freedom ranking as China continues to violate “one country, two systems” pact
December 19, 2023 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Dec. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As a result of increasing restrictions on liberties in Hong Kong—once among the freest places on earth—it now ranks 46th in the latest Human Freedom Index...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Estonian incomes, living standards, life expectancy improved dramatically after transition to market democracy
December 18, 2023 09:20 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After Estonia ended socialist rule and transitioned back to a market democracy, Estonians enjoyed vast improvements in their incomes,...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Canadian generosity hits lowest point in 20 years
December 12, 2023 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The number of Canadians donating to charity—as a percentage of all tax filers—is at the lowest point in 20 years, finds a new study...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Canada’s health-care wait times hit 27.7 weeks in 2023—longest ever recorded
December 07, 2023 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian patients waited longer than ever this year for medical treatment, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Incomes in Windsor and London are $10-12,000 below incomes in Detroit, Buffalo and Cleveland
November 28, 2023 06:09 ET | Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Nov. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a ranking of employment incomes in the largest 107 metropolitan areas around the Great Lakes region for 2019, London (93rd) and Windsor (99th) are right...