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A Tale of Two Provinces: Economic and Fiscal Performance of Ontario and Quebec in the 21st Century

A Tale of Two Provinces: Economic and Fiscal Performance of Ontario and Quebec in the 21st Century is a new study that finds Ontario’s economic and fiscal performance over the past two decades has been comparatively weak and noticeably worse than neighbouring Quebec, as Ontario’s GDP-per-person in 2000 was the 2nd highest across the country before falling to 5th in 2022.

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The Effect of Government Debt on Economic Growth in the Canadian Provinces

The Effect of Government Debt on Economic Growth in the Canadian Provinces finds that in 2022, combined federal and provincial government debt in seven Canadian provinces surpassed their total economic output, stalling economic growth and leading to stagnant living standards.

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The Growing Imperative to Create a More Integrated Internal Economy in Canada

The Growing Imperative to Create a More Integrated Internal Economy in Canada is the latest installment in the Institute's series on federal policy reforms. It argues that Canada's trade relationship with the U.S. will likely face future challenges no matter who wins the U.S. presidential election, since both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have signaled they'll pursue protectionist trade policies. As such, governments across Canada should work to eliminate existing barriers to interprovincial trade and labour mobility in order to counteract any diminished trade with the U.S.

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Implications of Decarbonizing Canada's Electricity Grid

Implications of Decarbonizing Canada’s Electricity Grid finds that the federal government’s plan to make all electricity generation in Canada carbon-free by 2035 is impractical and highly unlikely, given physical, infrastructure, financial and regulatory realities.

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BC’s Descriptive Grading on Report Cards Has Parents Yearning for the ABCs

B.C.’s Descriptive Grading on Report Cards Has Parents Yearning for the ABCs finds that the vast majority of parents in Canada easily understand letter grades on report cards but are confused by the new “descriptive” grading recently adopted in British Columbia.

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Economic Recovery in Canada before and after COVID: Job Growth in the Government and Private Sectors finds that historically, no other recent era of recession and recovery in Canada have been so dominated by government sector job growth compared to private sector job growth, with 8 out of 10 provinces' government sector growth exceeding that of the private sector.

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ESG: Myths and Realities - Collected Essays

ESG: Myths and Realities is a collected essay series, edited by Fraser Institute Senior Fellow Steven Globerman, that provides a wide-ranging assessment of the environmental, social and governance movement—known as ESG. Among other considerations, the essays identify and consider the myriad issues that arise when publicly traded companies are directed by government legislation and regulations, or pressured by interest groups, to adopt a broad stakeholder framework rather than a shareholder (or investor) focused framework.