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Unrealistic government climate policies—and ESG regulations—stifle energy security, economic growth, and global stability

The Fallacies Undermining Energy Security is a new essay in the Institute’s series on ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing that highlights how important it is for Canada and the world to increase the supply of oil and gas, but how doing so is currently hampered by unrealistic government climate policies and regulations.

Read the Essay - The Fallacies Undermining Energy Security

Pandemic exposes inept risk-management abilities of governments worldwide

COVID-19: The Risk in Perspective finds that humanity’s experience with COVID-19 has proven once again that human beings are not particularly adept at perceiving, understanding and rationally acting upon issues involving risk.

Read the Essay - COVID-19: The Risk in Perspective

New Brunswick’s Blaine Higgs ranks highest for fiscal management among recent and current Canadian premiers

Measuring the Fiscal Performance of Canada's Premiers, 2022 is a new study that ranks Canadian premiers (seven current and four former) based on three fiscal policy categories: government spending, taxes, and deficits and debt up to the fiscal year 2021/22. Premiers who managed spending more prudently, balanced the budgets, and or paid down debt ranked higher.

According to this year’s Economic Freedom of North America report, which measures government spending, taxation and labour market restrictions, every Canadian province now ranks in the bottom half of jurisdictions in our annual rankings of economic freedom.

Visit our interactive Economic Freedom of North America website

Of 30 countries with universal health care, Canada among highest spenders, but ranks near the bottom for number of doctors, hospital beds, MRIs and has the longest wait times

Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries, 2022 is a new study that compares the performance of Canada’s health-care system to its international peers. The data shows that despite Canada being among the most expensive universal-access health-care systems in the OECD, the country has some of the lowest numbers of doctors, hospital beds, medical technologies, and longest wait times.

Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Alberta, 2021 is a new study that finds even after adjusting for differences such as age, gender, education, tenure, type of work, industry, and occupation, government employees are still paid 5.6 per cent higher wages on average in Alberta compared to their private sector counterparts, in addition to many non-wage benefits such as Registered Pension Plans, personal leave, and early retirement.

Comparing the Economies of Atlantic Canada and New England finds that, despite many similarities between the two regions, the median employment earnings in New England was $44,236 compared to $29,150 in Atlantic Canada—a difference of $15,086

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Unrealistic government climate policies—and ESG regulations—stifle energy security, economic growth, and global stability

Unrealistic government climate policies—and ESG regulations—stifle energy security, economic growth, and global stability

Pandemic exposes inept risk-management abilities of governments worldwide

Pandemic exposes inept risk-management abilities of governments worldwide

New Brunswick’s Blaine Higgs ranks highest for fiscal management among recent and current Canadian premiers

New Brunswick’s Blaine Higgs ranks highest for fiscal management among recent and current Canadian premiers

All Canadian provinces now languish in bottom half of North American economic freedom rankings

All Canadian provinces now languish in bottom half of North American economic freedom rankings

Of 30 countries with universal health care, Canada among highest spenders, but ranks near the bottom for number of doctors, hospital beds, MRIs and has the longest wait times

Of 30 countries with universal health care, Canada among highest spenders, but ranks near the bottom for number of doctors, hospital beds, MRIs and has the longest wait times

Government workers across Alberta receive 5.6% higher wages, on average, than comparable private-sector workers

Government workers across Alberta receive 5.6% higher wages, on average, than comparable private-sector workers

Median workers in New England made $15,086 more than median workers in Atlantic Canada

Median workers in New England made $15,086 more than median workers in Atlantic Canada

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Unrealistic government climate policies—and ESG regulations—stifle energy security, economic growth, and global stability

Unrealistic government climate policies—and ESG regulations—stifle energy security, economic growth, and global stability

Pandemic exposes inept risk-management abilities of governments worldwide

Pandemic exposes inept risk-management abilities of governments worldwide

New Brunswick’s Blaine Higgs ranks highest for fiscal management among recent and current Canadian premiers

New Brunswick’s Blaine Higgs ranks highest for fiscal management among recent and current Canadian premiers

All Canadian provinces now languish in bottom half of North American economic freedom rankings

All Canadian provinces now languish in bottom half of North American economic freedom rankings

Of 30 countries with universal health care, Canada among highest spenders, but ranks near the bottom for number of doctors, hospital beds, MRIs and has the longest wait times

Of 30 countries with universal health care, Canada among highest spenders, but ranks near the bottom for number of doctors, hospital beds, MRIs and has the longest wait times

Government workers across Alberta receive 5.6% higher wages, on average, than comparable private-sector workers

Government workers across Alberta receive 5.6% higher wages, on average, than comparable private-sector workers

Median workers in New England made $15,086 more than median workers in Atlantic Canada

Median workers in New England made $15,086 more than median workers in Atlantic Canada