Fraser Institute News Release: Health-care costs for typical Canadian family will reach almost $16,000 this year
August 09, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A typical Canadian family of four will pay an estimated $15,847 for public health-care insurance this year, finds a new study released...
Fraser Institute News Release: Current federal government has increased per-person debt by 35.3 per cent since 2015, the third highest amount since World War II
July 14, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prime Minister Trudeau’s government has increased per-person debt by 35.3 per cent since 2015, the third highest amount since World War...
Fraser Institute News Release: Canada second highest debt accumulator (as a share of the economy) out of 33 countries from 2019-21
June 21, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada experienced the second highest increase in its total debt relative to the size of the economy (GDP) from 2019 to 2021 compared...
Fraser Institute News Release: Ottawa’s additional spending pre-COVID led to $160 billion in debt
March 01, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
CALGARY, Alberta, March 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Federal finances heading into the COVID-19 pandemic were already weakened due to $160 billion in debt accumulation, above and beyond the debt...
Fraser Institute News Release: $40 billion settlement will likely spur more Indigenous claims
February 23, 2022 08:14 ET
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Fraser Institute
CALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ottawa’s recent $40 billion settlement of a First Nations claim following a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision will likely encourage more...
Fraser Institute News Release: Federal Indigenous spending up more than 90% since 2015
October 26, 2021 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Since 2015, federal spending on Indigenous programs has skyrocketed from $12.4 billion to $24 billion for fiscal year 2021/22, finds a new study...
Fraser Institute News Release: Canada Child Benefit deemed less effective than claimed in lifting children out of poverty due to lack of targeting; only 91,000 children affected despite additional $5.6 billion (2019/20)
October 07, 2021 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite spending an additional $5.6 billion in 2019-20, the new Canada Child Benefit only moved an estimated 90,900 children above...
Fraser Institute News Release: Federal government interest costs could increase to $35 billion if costs return to 2019-20 levels
June 29, 2021 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Federal government interest costs could increase to $35 billion in 2021-22, an increase of $13 billion, if costs return to 2019-20...
Fraser Institute News Release: Ottawa spent twice as much per Canadian in 2020 ($17,091) than height of WWII ($7,769)
April 01, 2021 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The federal government is projected to spend $17,091 per Canadian in 2020/21, which is more than double what the government spent per...
Fraser Institute News Release: Canada’s economic performance heading into COVID recession was weakest of last five pre-recession periods
February 11, 2021 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada’s economy was the weakest entering the COVID-recession compared to the last five pre-recession or economic slowdown periods,...