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Polling Canadians’ Support for New Federal Government Programs

Polling Canadians’ Support for New Federal Government Programs is a new study, based on a Leger poll commissioned by the Fraser Institute, that finds support for national dental care, pharmacare and $10-a-day daycare drops significantly when tax increases are included, specifically GST hikes. In fact, 4-in-10 Canadians (or less) support the new programs introduced or committed to in the recent federal budget if the GST were increased in order to pay for them.

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The Ebb and Flow of Bank of Canada Independence

The Ebb and Flow of Bank of Canada Independence is a new study that finds for an optimal relationship between the Bank of Canada and the federal government to exist, the bank must make the costs and consequences of inflation clear to the public while the government must ensure the bank operates under their agreement that inflation targeting has in fact served Canadians well.

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What Are the Economic Costs of Raising Revenue by the Canadian Federal Government?

What Are the Economic Costs of Raising Revenue by the Canadian Federal Government? finds that for every additional ($1) dollar of personal income tax revenue collected by the federal government, $2.86 is lost in economic activity because of less investment, less entrepreneurship, less spending and other behavioural changes that shrink the tax base.

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Barriers to the Labour Force Participation of Older Workers in Canada

Barriers to the Labour Force Participation of Older Workers in Canada finds that if governments in Canada want to help seniors who want to continue working, they should remove barriers that discourage them from remaining in the workforce.

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The Private Cost of Public Queues for Medically Necessary Care, 2022

The Private Cost of Public Queues for Medically Necessary Care, 2022 finds long waits for surgery and medical treatment cost Canadians almost $4.1 billion in lost wages and productivity last year. Crucially, the total median wait time in Canada for medical treatment was 25.6 weeks in 2021—the longest in the survey’s history.

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A Primer on Inflation

A Primer on Inflation argues that while Canada experiences its highest inflation rate in decades, the causes, consequences—and crucially, the beneficiaries—of inflation remain largely unknown to many Canadians.

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Annual Survey of Mining Companies, 2021

Annual Survey of Mining Companies, 2021 ranks 77 jurisdictions worldwide, including Canadian provinces, on their attractiveness to investors based on responses from mining executives from around the world, and finds that Saskatchewan remains Canada’s top-rated jurisdiction for mining investment, and is the second most attractive worldwide.

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