Who was Barbara Mitchell?

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The Report Card on Alberta’s Elementary Schools 2013 reports a variety of relevant, objective indicators of school performance. By doing so, the Report Card assists parents when they choose a school for their children and encourages and assists all those seeking to improve their school.

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As Ontario’s provincial government continues to struggle with both deficits and finding ways to constrain spending, there is heightened interest in how wages and non-wage benefits (compensation) in the public sector compare with those in the private sector.

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Alberta’s $22-Billion Lost Opportunity calculates the economic cost of the province’s inability to hold government spending to the rate of inflation plus population growth. The report examines the history of Alberta budgets starting in fiscal year 2005/06 up until 2012/13 and concludes that successive Alberta governments failed to control spending and plan for fluctuating resource prices.

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The Report Card on Ontario’s Elementary Schools 2013 collects a variety of relevant, objective indicators of school performance into one, easily accessible public document so that anyone can analyze and compare the performance of individual schools. By doing so, the Report Card assists parents when they choose a school for their children and assists all those seeking to improve their schools.

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Policy conflict and fiscal crisis in the United States and Europe have spurred concerns about policy uncertainty and its economic effects. Many policymakers, businesspeople, and the media suggest that the political crisis in Washington is leading firms and consumers to postpone hiring and spending decisions, stalling the recovery from the 2007-2009 recession.

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The essays collected for this publication are designed to provide readers and particularly those in Ontario a better sense of where the province’s debt stands today, the expectations for the future, and warnings about the likely costs of inaction.

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Fraser Forum is a monthly review of public policy in Canada, with articles covering taxation, education, health care policy, and a wide range of other topics. Forum writers are economists, Institute research analysts, and selected authors, including those from other public policy think tanks.

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