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March 28, 2019 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Medical wait times cost Canadian patients more than $2 billion in lost wages in 2018

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Long waits for surgery and medical treatment cost Canadians $2.1 billion in lost wages last year, finds a new study released today by...
March 27, 2019 07:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute Media Advisory: What do Canada’s health-care wait times cost patients? New study coming Thursday, March 28

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Thursday, March 28, the Fraser Institute will release a new study on Canada’s health-care system and wait times. The Private Cost...
March 26, 2019 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: 99% of Canadians who graduate high school, get full-time work, and don’t have children until in a committed relationship avoid poverty

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadians who graduate high school, secure any kind of full-time employment and wait to have children until in a committed...
March 25, 2019 07:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute Media Advisory: What causes poverty, and how can Canadians avoid it? New study coming Tuesday, March 26

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Tuesday, March 26, the Fraser Institute will release a new study on poverty in Canada. Using data from Statistics Canada, Causes...
March 21, 2019 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Amount invested abroad by Canadians up more than 73% while amount invested in Canada by foreigners down 55%

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Since 2013, the amount invested by Canadians abroad has increased 73.7 per cent while the amount invested by foreigners in Canada has...
March 20, 2019 07:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute Media Advisory: What do current levels of foreign and domestic investment say about Canada’s investment climate? New study coming Thursday, March 21

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Thursday, March 21, the Fraser Institute will release a new study on foreign investment in Canada. Canadian Foreign Direct...
March 14, 2019 08:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: B.C. elementary schools can improve student performance regardless of location or challenges

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Fraser Institute today released its annual rankings of B.C. elementary schools, the most easily accessible tool for parents to...
March 14, 2019 07:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: With 11% spending reduction, Alberta government can balance budget and cut taxes

CALGARY, Alberta, March 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Alberta government could balance its budget by 2021/22—and create the fiscal room for much-needed tax relief—if program spending were cut by...
March 13, 2019 10:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute Media Advisory: Fraser Institute’s annual ranking of B.C. elementary schools coming Thursday, Mar. 14

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Thursday, March 14, the Fraser Institute will release the Report Card on British Columbia’s Elementary Schools 2019, the go-to...
March 12, 2019 05:00 ET | Source: Fraser Institute

Fraser Institute News Release: Canadians pay higher personal income taxes than Americans at virtually every income level

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian workers across the income spectrum—and across the country—pay significantly higher personal income taxes than their American...