Who was Barbara Mitchell?

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This paper describes the evolution of Canadian air quality since the early 1970s and discusses the scientific question of whether current air pollution levels are a threat to human health. It then describes the existing structure of Canadian air-pollution policy, including the new focus on ultrafine particles and the introduction of Air Quality Indexes. It concludes by outlining some general principles that should guide policy-makers for developing future air-pollution legislation.

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Economic freedom measures the extent to which individuals, families, businesses, and other organizations are free to make economic decisions without of government interference.

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The inclusion of a commitment to equalization in the Constitution Act, 1982 has led politicians, lawyers, economists, and citizens alike to assume that a federal program transferring money from all Canadian citizens to the governments of some have not provinces is a constitutional imperative. This assumption has been used to justify the redistributive system and to oppose any changes.

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This Alert examines the long-term effects of benefit changes in Unemployment Insurance programs on the labour market. It specifically looks at changes in the generosity of UI benefits on unemployment rates and UI claims in New Brunswick and Maine, two relatively homogeneous jurisdictions, over a 50-year period from 1940 to 1990.

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In 1991, a new Swedish government enacted a major change to Sweden's education system, one that opposition parties, teachers unions, and others claimed would threaten educational equity and erode the public education system.

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Sea lice infestations are one of the most widely publicized issues regarding farmed fish in British Columbia. These small invertebrates have starred in documentaries, an advertising campaign, and even a popular US television show.

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In this volume 4 of the Canada Strong and Free series, Fraser Institute Senior Fellows Preston Manning and Mike Harris lay out the case for Canadians to achieve the highest level of economic freedom and prosperity in the world.

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