Authors: Alex WhalenBen EisenJoel Emes An income gap of thousands of dollars per year makes a big difference for living standards and quality of life.Read more about Atlantic Canadian incomes significantly lower than New England incomes Tags: income inequalitymedian incomeemployment incomeincome gapincome growth Read More – The Fraser Institute
Nunavut’s policy perception is hampering mining potential
Authors: Julio MejíaElmira Aliakbari In terms of policy factors alone, the territory now ranks 55th out of 62 jurisdictions.Read more about Nunavut’s policy perception is hampering mining potentialTags: mining policiesmining policymining investmentmining industrymining Read More – The Fraser Institute
Judge Commits Fraud to Accuse Trump of Fraud
By James D. Agresti November 6, 2023 Credit: Gregory P. Mango for NY Post In the high stakes New York trial of leading presidential candidate Donald Trump, Judge Arthur Engoron ruled in September that Trump defrauded his lenders by inflating the value of his famed Mar-a-Lago estate by “at least 2,300%, compared” to an “appraisal” by the Palm Beach County Tax Assessor. Several news outlets from left to right challenged that claim because it’s blatantly flawed. CNN, for example, reported: it’s widely known that the tax assessor valuation is typically, though not always, less than …
Ford government increases deficit and fails to deliver long-awaited tax reductions
Authors: Grady MunroJake Fuss The province’s program spending will reach $193.0 billion this year—an increase of $2.3 billion from the budget tabled in March.Read more about Ford government increases deficit and fails to deliver long-awaited tax reductionsTags: tax reformtax policytax deductionsbalanced budgettax cuts Read More – The Fraser Institute
National pharmacare program—the threat to patients and innovation
Author: Kristina M.L. Acri, née Lybecker Canadians may experience more limited access to new drugs and poorer health-care outcomes.Read more about National pharmacare program—the threat to patients and innovation Tags: pharmacarefair pharmacaredrug plandrug planspharmaceutical costs Read More – The Fraser Institute
Canadians endure long waits for mental health care
Author: Nadeem Esmail Canadians can expect to wait nearly six months from general practitioner referral to treatment by a psychiatrist.Read more about Canadians endure long waits for mental health careTags: mental health caremental health servicesmental health wait timesuniversal health carehealthcare Read More – The Fraser Institute
B.C.’s health-care wait times only getting longer
Author: Mackenzie Moir Wait times in the province more than doubled from 10.4 weeks in 1993 to 25.8 weeks in 2022.Read more about B.C.’s health-care wait times only getting longerTags: healthcare performancehealth care wait timeshealth care wait listswaiting for health care Read More – The Fraser Institute
The Average Cost of Public School Education Is 58% More Than Private School
By James D. Agresti October 27, 2023 Overview The average cost of private schools is a vital fact for understanding issues like school choice and public school spending. This is because it provides a market-based comparison to the cost of government schools. Yet, the U.S. Department of Education hasn’t published an estimate for the average cost of private K–12 schools since 1995. To fill this decades-long gap, Just Facts conducted extensive research to develop a methodology that reliably measures private school spending. Beyond analyzing academic papers and government reports, Just Facts performed data checks and …
Enough talk, it's time to fix health care in Canada
Authors: Mackenzie MoirBacchus Barua In 2022, the wait between a specialist visit and treatment was 27.4 weeks.Read more about Enough talk, it’s time to fix health care in CanadaTags: healthcarehealthcare costshealth care costshealth care spendingcanada health act Read More – The Fraser Institute
Any reasonable CPP asset split would reduce contribution rates for Albertans
Author: Tegan Hill Albertans have paid significantly more into the CPP than its retirees have received in return.Read more about Any reasonable CPP asset split would reduce contribution rates for AlbertansTags: CPPCPP benefitscpp costsalberta pensionalberta’s finances Read More – The Fraser Institute
Hard Evidence Warranting the Impeachment of Joe Biden
By James D. Agresti October 11, 2023 Credit: Felipe Caparros/Shutterstock.com Overview In a staggering act of journalistic deceit, the New York Times is reporting that Republicans launched an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden without any “evidence of financial wrongdoing or corruption by the president.” Similar statements have been made by a massive array of media outlets and Democrat politicians. In reality, overwhelming proof of Joe Biden’s corruption and wrongdoing has been found, including hard evidence like written records and corroborated testimonies from first-hand witnesses. Collectively, at least 12 sets of documented facts leave no reasonable …
Nova Scotia government closed schools even after reality of COVID became clear
Author: Paige MacPherson By December 2020, a large body of research showed that children represented two per cent or less of diagnosed COVID cases.Read more about Nova Scotia government closed schools even after reality of COVID became clearTags: nova scotiaschool closuresCOVIDcovid-19nova scotia government spendingpublic schoolsmask mandate Read More – The Fraser Institute
