44 per cent chance Ottawa increases debt over 10-year period; likelihood of failure jumps to 59 per cent over 20 years
February 01, 2024 07:28 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With current fiscal policies, and prior to the 2024 budget being presented, the federal government faces a 44 per cent chance the...
Fraser Institute News Release: Alberta surplus turns to $4.8 billion deficit if resource revenue was at 20-year average
January 30, 2024 06:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- If not for historically high resource revenue, the Alberta government would run a large budget deficit this year and the next two years, finds a...
Fraser Institute News Release: Canadians in every province will pay more than $1,750 per person in 2023-24 on government interest costs amounting to $81.8 billion
January 25, 2024 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadians in every province will pay more than $1,750 per person in 2023/24 on government interest costs, finds a new study published...
Fraser Institute News Release: Nova Scotia’s private sector largely trails the rest of the country; failed to improve between 2007-2019
January 23, 2024 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nova Scotia’s private sector trailed the rest of the country and failed to improve over the period 2007 to 2019, which covers the last full...
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
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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...
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
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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...
Fraser Institute News Release: Canada’s combined federal-provincial debt will approach $2.2 trillion in 2023/24
January 11, 2024 05:00 ET
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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...
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
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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...
Fraser Institute News Release: Higher provincial university spending generally does not result in more educated populations
January 03, 2024 05:00 ET
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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...
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
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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...