In What is Poverty? Providing Clarity for Canada Sarlo finds that poverty, whether measured by income or consumption, has remained in the four to six per cent range since 1996. Sarlo points out that most descriptions of poverty deal with 'relative poverty,' which is really an estimate of the proportion of Canadians who are less well off than average. This is a measure of inequality that tells nothing about the state of deprivation in Canada.

The average Canadian family pays more in taxes than it spends on food, shelter, and clothing. Have you ever wondered how much tax you pay? How many layers of tax are hidden in the purchases you make every day? Are taxes taking an ever-increasing share of the nation's total income? How much does government really cost you? You will find the answers to these and other important questions about taxes and the Canadian consumer inside Tax Facts 15 .

This is the Fraser Institute's second annual report on the amount of time patients must wait to access new medicines in Canada. The purpose of this report is: (1) to draw attention to the impact that Canadian public policies and institutions have on lengthening the time it takes for patients to access newly invented, patented prescription drugs; (2) to compare consumer access to new drugs under government drug insurance programs with access under private sector drug insurance in Canada; and (3) to offer alternative policy options that could improve access to new drugs in Canada.