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The Cost of Crime in Canada

Despite a decline in the crime rate, crime cost Canadians $85 billion in 2009 (the latest year with comprehensive data) including $47 billion incurred by crime victims, finds a new study by Stephen Easton, Hilary Furness, and Paul Brantingham. The study, The Cost of Crime in Canada 2014, measures the overall costs of police, courts, prisons, rehabilitation and education. And the varied costs incurred by crime victims due to stolen or damaged property, crime prevention, lost health and productivity, and less tangible costs associated with anger, frustration and fear.

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The current dispute between Netflix and the CRTC, which may ultimately be decided in court, highlights the need for the deregulation of Canada’s broadcasting industry, finds a new essay, Canadian Content Is Dead; Long Live Canadian Content!, by Steven Globerman.

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Once again, Canada ranks among the world’s most economically free countries, ranking seventh overall according to the Fraser Institute’s annual Economic Freedom of the World report, released today at an international event in Brussels. The report measures the economic freedom (levels of personal choice, ability to enter markets, security of privately owned property, rule of law, etc.) by analyzing the policies and institutions of 151 countries and Hong Kong.

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Climate Policy Implications of the Hiatus in Global Warming

Policy-makers should carefully consider the implications of the pause or “hiatus” in global warming when crafting climate policy, concludes a new study by Ross McKitrick. The study, Climate Policy Implications of the Hiatus in Global Warming, spotlights the warming hiatus, and what it means for public policy in Canada and around the world.

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Financial Savings: Restructuring Education in Ontario Using the BC Model

If Ontario adopted British Columbia’s model for funding and delivering K-12 education, the province could save up to $1.9 billion per year, finds a new study by Deani A. Neven Van Pelt, Milagros Palacios, and Taylor Jackson. The study, Financial Savings: Restructuring Education in Ontario Using the British Columbia Model, estimates the financial benefits of Ontario adopting B.C.’s K-12 education model, with its publicly funded anglophone and francophone school systems, and partial funding for independent schools.

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Quebec’s Tax Competitiveness: A Barrier to Prosperity

As the Quebec government orders a review of the province’s tax system, Quebecers continue to pay some of the highest taxes in North America, finds a new study by Sean Speer, Milagros Palacios, and Feixue Ren. The study, Quebec’s Tax Competitiveness: A Barrier to Prosperity, compares Quebec’s tax rates (personal, corporate, payroll) to other Canadian provinces and American states in 2014, and examines the effect on Quebec’s economic performance over the past 10 years.

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Police and Crime Rates in Canada

Canadian cities such as Winnipeg and Windsor, Ont., burden taxpayers with overstaffed police departments, finds a new study by Livio Di Matteo. The study, Police and Crime Rates in Canada, analyzes policing levels, local crime rates and other socio-economic factors (i.e. median family income, unemployment rates, youth populations) using StatsCan data over a 10-year period to calculate the optimal number of police officers in Canada’s metropolitan areas. The actual number of police officers is compared to the optimal number in each metropolitan area.

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