Canadian Consumer Tax Index 2014
Canadian families spend more money on taxes than on food, clothing, and shelter combined.The Fraser Institute’s Canadian Consumer Tax Index tracks the total tax bill of the average Canadian family from...
View ArticleFraser Institute: Waiting Your Turn, Medical Wait Times in Canada 2014
The Fraser Institute study, Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, is Canada’s only comprehensive measurement of wait times for medically necessary health care. Based on an annual...
View ArticleFRASER INSTITUTE 40th Anniversary 2014
The Fraser Institute is an internationally-recognized research and education organization, ranked first among Canadian think tanks and in the top 20 globally. Our mission is to improve the quality of...
View ArticleThe Fraser Institute: Education Spending in Canada
Despite a steady decline in student enrolment, spending on public schools in Canada has skyrocketed.Teachers’ unions and activists repeatedly claim that education spending is being cut and school...
View ArticleIncreasing Wait Times for Hip Surgery Ruin Patients’ Lives
Frustrated patients in British Columbia are in constant pain as their wait times for hip replacement surgeries increase. Wait times for joint replacements have increased in most Canadian provinces...
View ArticleWhat America’s Decline in Economic Freedom Means for Entrepreneurship and...
The United States was once considered the land of opportunity where entrepreneurs such as Henry Ford, Ray Kroc and Steve Jobs contributed to a flourishing economy by providing new products and services...
View ArticleCanadian Cancer Patient Says Korean Surgery Saved His Life
Gerd Trubenbach of British Columbia was diagnosed with cancer, as a huge tumor was growing in his neck. His family doctor suggested that the tumor could not be removed and there was nothing else that...
View ArticleLong ER Waits Continue in Canada as Budget Cuts Increase
Lee Parker of Ottawa had to wait 48 hours in the Emergency Room before being admitted for heart attack complications. He watched other patients come in, but since there was no room for them, they lay...
View ArticleCanadian Healthcare Prices Increase, Not “Free”
Canadians provide the illusion of having free healthcare, yet the average family pays $12,000 per year. These costs have doubled in the past decade. The prices for healthcare insurance are rising...
View Article“Deadly” Surgical Wait Times Continue to Take Canadian Lives
A vibrant teen from Hamilton, Ontario, who battled leukemia – not once, but twice – died last month while waiting for a life-saving bone marrow transplant. This, after a donor had been matched months...
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