Grady Munro

Grady Munro

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Policy Analyst, Fraser Institute

Grady Munro is a Policy Analyst at the Fraser Institute. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Macalester College in Minnesota, and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy at the University of Calgary. Mr. Munro’s commentaries have appeared in the Toronto Sun, Halifax Chronicle Herald, and Vancouver Province. His research focuses on government spending, debt, and taxation.

Recent Research by Grady Munro

Canada’s Rising Personal Tax Rates and Falling Tax Competitiveness, 2024

— Apr 9, 2024

Canada’s Rising Personal Tax Rates and Falling Tax Competitiveness, 2024 is a new study that finds recent personal income tax rate increases at the federal and provincial levels have helped widen the income tax rate gap between the U.S. and Canada—among all 61 provinces and states, at $50,000 of annual income, the top 10 highest combined (federal plus provincial/state) personal income tax rates are in nine Canadian provinces—with all provinces in the top 15.

The Size of Government in Canada in 2022

— Mar 26, 2024

The Size of Government in Canada in 2022 measures federal, provincial, and local government spending in each province as a share of the economy (GDP) from 2007 to 2022 (the most recent year of comparable data) finding that government size grew in every province except Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan during that period. In 2022, the size of government relative to the economy as a whole across Canada ranged from a low of 26.8 per cent in Alberta to a high of 63 per cent in Nova Scotia--and was 40.5 of Canada’s total economy.

A Case for Spending Restraint in Canada: How the Federal Government Can Balance the Budget

— Feb 13, 2024

A Case for Spending Restraint: How the Federal Government Can Balance the Budget is a new study that finds the federal government could achieve a balanced budget within a couple short years with only modest spending restraint, such as slowing the growth in nominal program spending by only 4.3 per cent.