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Fraser Institute News Release: Current and projected fiscal policies of Canadian governments are unsustainable; will impose costs on Canadians and the economy
December 06, 2022 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The current and projected taxing, spending, and borrowing policies, broadly referred to as the fiscal policies of governments (federal...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Current Ontario government poised to outspend predecessor and increase provincial debt
August 04, 2022 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Aug. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite any rhetoric to the contrary, the current Ontario government plans to outspend its predecessor, finds a new study published today by the Fraser...
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Fraser Institute News Release: How to resurrect the venerable Doing Business report
July 27, 2022 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
TORONTO, July 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- When the World Bank cancelled its Doing Business report last year, it created a massive information void for economists and governments seeking to spur...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Ottawa’s emission cap on oil and gas sector targets only 1/4 of GHG emissions; contradicts rationale for carbon tax
July 19, 2022 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- If policymakers want to reduce CO2 emissions in Canada, they should allow industry to do so in a way that imposes the least costs on...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Ford government follows same failed deficit-reduction strategy of its predecessors
June 08, 2021 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
TORONTO, June 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The current Ontario government is continuing its immediate predecessors’ failed approach of slowing spending growth as a means towards a balanced budget,...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Continued financing of government debt by the Bank of Canada poses significant economic risks
May 18, 2021 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The idea that the Bank of Canada can continue to finance government debt by printing money without a clear commitment to repayment,...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Canada’s combined federal-provincial debt will reach $2 trillion in 2020/21; Ontario’s combined debt now exceeds 100% of the province’s economy
February 02, 2021 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
TORONTO, Feb. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Combined federal and provincial debt in Canada has doubled from $1.0 trillion in 2007/08 to a projected $2.0 trillion this year, finds a new study released...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Federal spending on benefits for families with children up more than 68% since 2014/15, financed entirely by deficits
October 27, 2020 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Federal spending on benefits for eligible families with children through the Canada Child Benefit increased by 68.5 per cent from...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Aging population and historically high spending pre-COVID means no balanced budget for next 30 years
September 22, 2020 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The federal government will not balance its budget over the next 30 years as a result of Canada’s aging population and Ottawa’s...
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Fraser Institute News Release: Ottawa spending 50% more per Canadian in 2020 than during the 2009 recession: $13,226 vs. $8,775
May 26, 2020 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Federal government spending this year, which was already on track to be a new record high before the recession, is now expected to be...