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May 10, 2022 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Reforms needed to improve student testing in most provinces

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Provincewide testing of K-12 students in most provinces could be improved by ensuring the tests are consistent, transparent, and count...
May 03, 2022 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Support for national dental care, pharmacare and $10-a-day daycare drops to 4-in-10 Canadians (or less) when tax increases are included, poll finds

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Support plummets to well below half of Canadians for new federal government programs, including dental care, pharmacare and $10-a-day...
April 26, 2022 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Raising an extra dollar of personal income tax revenue costs the Canadian economy $2.86

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For an additional ($1) dollar of personal income tax revenue collected by the federal government, $2.86 is lost in economic activity...
April 21, 2022 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Government policies discourage older Canadians from continuing to work

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- If governments in Canada want to help seniors who want to continue working, they should remove barriers that discourage them from...
April 20, 2022 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Medical wait times cost Canadian patients almost $4.1 billion in lost wages last year

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Long waits for surgery and medical treatment cost Canadians almost $4.1 billion in lost wages and productivity last year (2021), finds...
April 14, 2022 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Inflation in Canada—the causes, consequences and beneficiaries

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Bank of Canada this week raised its interest rate to combat inflation, which has reached levels not seen in decades, and yet the...
April 12, 2022 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Saskatchewan second most attractive jurisdiction worldwide for mining investment; Quebec and Yukon also in global top 10

CALGARY, Alberta, April 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Saskatchewan remains Canada’s top-rated jurisdiction for mining investment, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an...
April 12, 2022 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Western Australia tops global mining survey rankings, Zimbabwe ranks last

CALGARY, Alberta, April 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Western Australia is the most attractive jurisdiction in the world for mining investment followed by Saskatchewan (2nd) and Nevada (3rd),...
April 06, 2022 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Ottawa can’t finance large spending programs by only taxing upper-income families, eventually middle class must also pay

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- If the federal government, which plans to table its next budget this week, wants to fund a major expansion of government, it simply...
March 31, 2022 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Ontario can balance its budget this year by reducing spending by 4.8 per cent to 2015/16 levels

TORONTO, March 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario government could balance the province’s budget this fiscal year if it reduces program spending to levels maintained by the previous government...