Research

Author: Jock Finlayson The government’s vision vastly exaggerates the knowledge and foresight of elected officials and bureaucrats.Read more about Federal government pursuing Soviet-style central ‘climate’ planning Tags: climate policyclimate action plansustainabilityfossil fuelsnet-zero Read More – The Fraser Institute

Author: Jake Fuss According to budget forecasts, the federal government will run a $40.1 billion deficit this year.Read more about June 27 is Balanced Budget Tax Freedom Day in CanadaTags: tax freedom daytax freedomtax freedom day in canadabalanced budgetincome taxesfederal deficitsprovincial debtfederal budget Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Mackenzie MoirBacchus Barua In 2022, Ontarians could expect to wait 20.3 weeks for treatment.Read more about Ontario health-care reforms good first step in right directionTags: ontario health careontario healthontario health care spendingontario health spendingontario hospitalsprivate health care Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Jason ClemensSteven Globerman While ChatGPT and Google can help us gather information, neither should be accepted uncritically and without review.Read more about Technology is largely neutral, but users are notTags: chatgptfour-day work weekeconomic growthlabour productivity Read More – The Fraser Institute

Author: Matthew D. Mitchell By the early 1980s, there were 57 Poles waiting for telephone service for every 100 subscribers.Read more about Despite best-laid plans, socialism does not create abundanceTags: socialismPolandeconomic prosperityeconomic freedomsocial welfarecapitalism Read More – The Fraser Institute

Author: Livio Di Matteo According to forecasts, Ottawa’s annual debt interest costs will eclipse $50 billion by 2028.Read more about Debt interest costs threaten sustainability of federal financesTags: debt interestdebt interest paymentsfederal debtfederal government debtfederal government spendingdebt payment Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Alex WhalenMackenzie Moir At 58.2 weeks, the province’s median wait time is more than double the national average.Read more about Nova Scotia’s health-care wait times remain among longest in CanadaTags: nova scotiahealth care wait timessurgery wait timescost of waiting for care Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Mackenzie MoirAlex Whalen The province’s median wait time between referral to a specialist and receipt of treatment was 43.3 weeks.Read more about Private surgical clinic making life better for New Brunswickers Tags: private clinicsnew brunswickwaiting for health careuniversal health caresurgery wait Read More – The Fraser Institute

Author: Ben Eisen Government workers in Ontario enjoy a 10.9 per cent wage premium compared to similar private-sector workers.Read more about Ontario government should understand wage premium enjoyed by public-sector workersTags: public sector compensationpublic sector employeespublic compensationgovernment salaries Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Alex WhalenJake Fuss The province’s net debt will reach a projected $3.2 billion by 2025/26.Read more about P.E.I. government delivers modest tax relief but fiscal clouds loom largeTags: PEI debtpei spendingpei budgetdebt and deficit Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Ben EisenAlex Whalen The province’s unemployment rate remained significantly above the national average throughout the entire 2010s.Read more about P.E.I. lags behind most other provinces on employment income and other key metricsTags: prince edward islandprince edward island budgetPEI debtpei spending Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Bacchus BaruaMackenzie Moir The median wait between specialist visit to treatment in the province exceeded what physicians consider reasonable by more than one month.Read more about B.C.’s cross-border cancer care initiative—necessary, bold and hypocriticalTags: cancer treatmentwaiting for treatmentwaiting for health carecost of waiting for treatmenthealth care spending Read More – The Fraser Institute