Municipal Fire Services in Canada: A Preliminary Analysis, spotlights the growing number of firefighters in Ontario and escalating fire service spending across the country.  From  1997 to 2012, the number of reported fires in Ontario fell by 41.4 per cent while the number of firefighters increased by 36.3 per cent. During the same 16-year period, the number of firefighters in Canada grew to 32,400 from 25,900—a 25.1 per cent increase, outpacing the country’s overall population growth (16.2 per cent).

Drug Coverage for Low-Income Families: The Canadian Reality and Lessons from Switzerland and the Netherlands states that the experience of other countries suggests that a single-payer health care system is not the best model for providing universal prescription drug insurance. Moreover, an overview of provincial drug programs concludes that low-income Canadians already have comprehensive prescription drug insurance coverage.

Determinants of Economic Freedom finds that the ongoing tug-of-war between political parties trying to “buy” votes with policies catering to special interest groups is a key factor that can affect determining a country’s level of economic freedom. This equilibrium can change when external shocks such as wars and revolutions, economic depressions or recessions prompt the public to gravitate to political parties promising change and dramatic new directions. If that results in governments dramatically expanding their role in the economy, economic freedom levels can fall.