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November 21, 2024 08:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Education spending increased in BC since 2012/13 to $14,767 per student, but academic performance substantially declined over same period

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The provincial government in British Columbia needs to rethink how children are educated, as student performance in math, reading and...
November 19, 2024 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Federal Indigenous spending almost tripled to projected $32 billion—but modest improvement in Indigenous living standards due to unrelated federal child benefit

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While federal spending on Indigenous affairs has almost tripled since 2015, the uptick in Indigenous living standards is due primarily...
November 13, 2024 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Ontario recorded lowest GDP per-person growth nationwide from 2000-2022, now it’s Canada’s economic laggard

TORONTO, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario’s economic and fiscal performance over the past two decades has been comparatively weak, and noticeably worse than neighbouring Quebec, which now...
November 07, 2024 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: 7-in-10 provinces had combined government debt burdens that exceeded the size of their entire economies in 2022, curbing economic growth

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Combined federal and provincial government debt in seven provinces exceeded the value of all goods and services produced in those...
October 29, 2024 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Ottawa’s plan to decarbonize Canada’s electricity by 2035 not feasible and would require equivalent of 23 Site C hydroelectric dams

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The federal government’s plan to make all electricity generation in Canada carbon-free by 2035 is impractical and highly unlikely,...
October 24, 2024 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: More than 50% of parents in Canada say new ‘descriptive’ grading terms are difficult to understand

TORONTO, Oct. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The vast majority of parents in Canada easily understand letter grades on report cards but are confused by the new “descriptive” grading recently adopted...
October 22, 2024 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Job growth in government exceeded the private sector in 8 out of 10 provinces from 2019-23

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In eight of 10 provinces the rate of government job growth has been higher than the private sector, finds a new study published today...
October 16, 2024 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Canadians have less economic freedom today than they did in late-1970s due partly to growth of government

TORONTO, Oct. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Most countries curtailed economic freedom in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and Canada is no exception, finds the annual Economic Freedom of the World...
October 10, 2024 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Reforming Canada’s business taxes could improve investment crisis and raise living standards

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada has an opportunity to change the way it taxes businesses and in doing so, could vastly improve the country’s attractiveness for...
October 08, 2024 07:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Alberta high schools can improve student performance despite challenges

CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Fraser Institute today published the annual rankings of Alberta secondary schools, the most easily accessible tool for parents to compare the...