The Fraser Institute

• Alberta deficit would be $3B this year if NDP followed PCs’ 2015 budget plan: Fraser Institute

  Alberta's deficit would be less than half of what it is right now had Albertans elected a Progressive Conservative government rather than an NDP government, a Canadian public policy think tank concludes in a new study.

  Politics

  Mar 27, 2018
  
• Average Canadian family spent $34,154 on taxes in 2015, Fraser Institute says

  The Fraser Institute calculates that the average Canadian family paid $34,154 in taxes of all sort last year.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2016
  
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• Government debt set to hit $1.3 trillion in 2016: study

  The Fraser Institute’s Cost of Government Debt in Canada study suggests provincial and federal government debt in Canada is set to top $1.3 trillion in 2016.

  Canada

  Jan 5, 2016
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• Charitable giving down across Canada; Manitobans remain most generous: study

  A new study suggests fewer Canadians are giving to charity, and those who are donating are giving less than they used to.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2015
• Plunging oil prices not to blame for Alberta’s woes: Fraser Institute

  A new report from the Fraser Institute claims plunging oil prices are not the main culprit behind Alberta's budget woes.

  Economy

  Oct 8, 2015
• Reduce income gap through guaranteed annual income, former Tory senator says

  Former Tory senator Hugh Segal is a strong proponent of reducing the income gap through a guaranteed annual income.

  Canada

  Jan 25, 2015