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<title><![CDATA[1999 Private Charitable Generosity index]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2538.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Private Charitable Generosity Index, hereafter referred to simply as the Generosity Index, attempts to quantify a rather ambiguous concept - personal generosity. The Generosity Index is based on... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>12/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[20 / 21 Vision: Twentieth Century Lessons for the Twenty-first Century - Bill Emmott, Editor, The Economist]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2868.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[This speech was presented a Fraser Institute Round Table Luncheon on June 11, 2003. 

As The Economist's editor in chief for the past decade, Bill Emmott has had a prime vantage point from which to... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Tax Facts 15]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/5427.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>4/24/2008 3:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Report Card on Aboriginal Education in British Columbia: 2006 Edition]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/3120.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[In a statement published following the First Ministers&#8217; meeting in November 2005 with national Aboriginal leaders, the participants agreed to begin &#8220;a 10-year dedicated effort to improve... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>2/1/2006 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Perspectives - Avril 2008]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/5488.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Perspectives est une revue trimestrielle qu&#233;b&#233;coise de politiques publiques. Chaque num&#233;ro est centr&#233; sur un th&#232;me pr&#233;cis, par exemple la fiscalit&#233;, l&#8217;&#233... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>5/1/2008 3:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/5489.aspx</link>
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<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/5490.aspx</link>
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<title><![CDATA[The Case for the Amero]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2512.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[This study was stimulated by the recent successful launch of the euro, the prospect of official "dollarization" in Argentina and Mexico, the relatively poor performance of the Canadian economy, and... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>9/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Tax Facts 12]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2513.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[The total tax bill of the average Canadian family has increased by 1,351 percent since 1961, according to Tax Facts 12. 

Tax Facts 12 is the latest edition of a biennial study which looks at how the... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>6/1/2001 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Prescription Drug Prices in Canada and the United States, Part 1: A Comparative Survey]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2514.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[This study compares the prices of prescription drugs in Canada and the United States. The measure used is the replacement cost, at Canadian prices, of drugs consumed by the average American pharmacy... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>9/1/2000 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Prescription Drug Prices in Canada and the United States, Part 2:Why the Difference?]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2515.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Canada&#8217;s lower prescription drug prices are the result of a lower standard of living relative to the United States, not because of Canadian drug price regulation. 

These are the findings of two... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>9/1/2000 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Misfire: Firearm Registration in Canada]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2516.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[In 1995, the Canadian government introduced universal firearm registration. The plan is to license all gun owners by January 1, 2001, and then register all firearms by January 1, 2003. It was claimed... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Rewarding University Professors: A Performance Based Approach]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2517.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[The labour market demand for highly skilled employees is increasing; universities need high-calibre professors to train them. But the demand for superior scholars is not being met in some fields,... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>12/1/2000 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Shifting Priorities: From Deficit Spending to Paying down the Debt and Lowering Taxes]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2518.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[When Ralph Klein took office from Don Getty in December 1992, Alberta had accumulated debt of nearly $6 billion, and the provincial Liberals under Laurence Decore were poised to form the next... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>2/1/2001 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Returning BC to Prosperity]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2519.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Over the last decade, British Columbia's economic performance stands in sharp contrast to its historical performance. Given the province's natural resources, access to foreign markets, educated... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Aboriginal Land Claims in British Columbia: Serious Concerns About the Nisga'a Deal]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2520.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[A Faulty Blueprint for BC 

If the Nisga&#8217;a Final Agreement is the template for the 50 or more land-claim agreements or treaties yet to be negotiated in BC as Premier Glen Clark says it is, then at... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>11/1/1998 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Understanding the Nisga'a Agreement and Looking at Alternatives]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2521.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[This paper provides key information missing from the campaign of the Nisga'a, the government of British Columbia, and the federal government promoting the Nisga'a agreement. It first comments on this... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>1/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Comments on the Draft Nisga'a Treaty]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2522.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Because it is the first modern treaty in British Columbia, the draft Nisga&#8217;a Treaty has properly come under close scrutiny. It will inevitably set benchmarks by which dozens of further treaties... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>1/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Using Cash Rebates for Tax Relief Without Risk]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2523.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Since 1994, Paul Martin&#8217;s fiscal policies have eliminated the budget deficit which had threatened Canada with serious financial instability. His prudent budget forecasts and the use of a... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>2/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Fraser Institute Fiscal Performance Index 1999]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2524.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Fiscal Performance Index measures the performance of the Canadian provinces and the US states with 14 variables that reflect changes in spending, changes in government revenue, and changes in the... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>3/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Alternative Medicine in Canada: Use and Public Attitudes]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2525.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[In recent years, there have been numerous reports on the use of alternative therapies in Canada, but there has been little research conducted on the reasons people are using these therapies, no... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>3/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[The 1999 Report Card on British Columbia's Secondary Schools]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2526.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[In March 1998, the Fraser Institute published A Secondary Schools Report Card for British Columbia (hereafter, Report Card 1998). For the first time, a variety of relevant, publicly available data... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>3/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Liam Donnelly's Conviction by Prejudice: Lessons for Harassment Policy]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2527.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[On May 23, 1997, Simon Fraser University (SFU) fired swim coach Liam Donnelly with cause, for "severe sexual harassment." SFU claimed his guilt had been proved by a three-person Investigative Panel... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>8/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Boys, Girls, and Grades: Academic Gender Balance in British Columbia Secondary Schools]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2528.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Who does better in school: boys or girls? Earlier in the decade much was written about the disadvantages that girls faced in the classroom. More recently it has been suggested that, in fact, it is the... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[A Principled Analysis of the Nisga'a Treaty]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2529.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[The proposed Nisga&#8217;a Treaty is forcing the lay public to do its first in-depth thinking about aboriginal policy in the nation&#8217;s history. All recent previous attempts at public dialogue,... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[The Availability of Medical Technology in Canada: An International Comparative Study]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2530.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[An important component of health care in advanced countries is the availability of medical technology and the new procedures made possible by that technology. In recent years there has been growing... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>8/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[The 1999 Report Card on Alberta's High Schools]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2531.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[The 1999 Report Card on Alberta's High Schools (hereafter, Report Card) combines a variety of relevant, publicly available, data to produce an academic rating of the province's high schools. This... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[A Hand Out Instead of a Hand Up: Where Foreign Aid Fails]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2532.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[The purpose of this study is to evaluate critically the role Canadian foreign aid has played in the development of targeted countries. Since the object of foreign aid should be the creation of... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>7/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Adam Smith Tie (Polyester)]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2533.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[The famous Adam Smith tie]]></description> 
<pubDate>10/1/2001 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Adam Smith Tie (Silk)]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2534.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[The famous Adam Smith tie]]></description> 
<pubDate>10/1/2001 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Preserving Independence: Does the Canadian Voluntary Sector need a Voluntary Sector Commission?]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2535.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[In February 1999, the Panel on Accountability and Governance in the Voluntary Sector, chaired by the Hon. Ed Broadbent, produced its final report, Building on Strength: Improving Governance and... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>8/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Avoiding the Maple Syrup Solution: Comments on the Restructuring of Canada's Airline Industry]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2536.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[There is no denying that the Canadian airline industry is going through a very difficult period. The current situation has produced calls for intervention by the federal government from many quarters... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>11/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[The "Third way": Marketing Mirage or Trojan Horse?]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2537.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Third Way has been described as the Loch Ness Monster of contemporary public policy&#8211;everyone has heard of it, there are occasional sightings, but no one is sure that the beast really exists.... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>1/1/2000 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[How Private Hospital Competition Can Improve Canadian Health Care]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2539.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[In a forthcoming bill (February 2000), the Alberta government has proposed permitting the provision of surgical services by private hospitals. Will this proposal improve health care delivery? A... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>1/1/2000 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Productivity and Economic Performance: An Overview of the Issues]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2540.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[One of the most hotly debated policy issues in Ottawa these days is whether or not Canada has a productivity problem. The official line of the federal government is that Canada does not have a... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>1/1/2000 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Principles for Treaty Making]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2541.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Notwithstanding all of the well-publicized difficulties, it is clear that the business of treaty making with aboriginal tribes will continue in Canada, and especially in British Columbia. For those... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>2/1/2000 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[The Budget Performance Index 2000]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2542.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Budget Performance Index measures the recent fiscal performance of the provinces and the federal government. The index incorporates a variety of measures of spending, tax rates, tax revenues,... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>3/1/2000 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[The History of Tobacco Regulation]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2543.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Throughout North America, governments--federal, provincial, state, and local--have declared tobacco to be public health enemy Number 1. What should public policy be toward tobacco, a legal product... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>7/1/2000 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Some Perspectives on the Origin and Meaning of Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2544.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Of the several amendments that have been made to the Canadian Constitution over the years that directly affect provincial interests, all but one have been achieved as a result of extensive... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>9/1/2000 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Moving Beyond the Status Quo: Alberta's Working Prescription for Health Care Reform]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2545.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Many experts have diagnosed medicare in Canada as an ailing system in need of treatment. Commission after commission has agreed that the health care system, under pressures of an expanding and aging... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>9/1/2001 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Prescription Drug Prices in Canada and the United States--Part 3]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2546.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[This study looks at retail prices of three patented prescription drugs in three American and three Canadian areas along the border between Canada and the United States. Although finding that Canadian... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>8/1/2001 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Adam Smith Scarf (Silk)]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2547.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[The famous Adam Smith scarfe]]></description> 
<pubDate>10/1/2001 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Waiting Your Turn: Hospital Waiting Lists in Canada  (11th Edition)]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2548.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Fraser Institute's 11th annual waiting list survey found that waiting time for surgical and other therapeutic treatments grew significantly in 2000-01. Total waiting time between referral from a... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>9/1/2001 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Waiting Your Turn: Hospital Waiting Lists in Canada (10th Edition)]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2549.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Despite improvements in two provinces, in Canada as a whole, waiting time for surgical and other therapeutic treatments remained long in 1999, according to The Fraser Institute's 10th annual waiting... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>10/1/2000 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Waiting Your Turn: Hospital Waiting Lists in Canada (9th Edition)]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2550.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Waiting Your Turn presents the only comprehensive measure of hospital waiting lists across Canada. The survey measures the extent of health care rationing in the provinces from year to year.... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>9/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Waiting Your Turn: Hospital Waiting Lists in Canada (8th Edition)]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2551.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Waiting Your Turn presents the only comprehensive measure of hospital waiting lists across Canada. The survey measures the extent of health care rationing in the provinces from year to year.... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>8/1/1998 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Vehicle Emissions Testing]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2552.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs place a legal requirement upon the owners of private cars and light trucks to submit their vehicles to a scheduled test for excessive emissions every year or... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>9/1/1998 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Provincial Economic Freedom in Canada 1981-1998]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2553.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Economic freedom is vital to the well-being of all Canadians. Those provinces that liberate their economies receive dividends for their efforts in the form of higher rates of growth and higher levels... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>1/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Environmental Indicators (4th Edition)]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2554.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Modern public attention to the environment dates roughly from the first Earth Day in 1970. But, despite a generation of concern, public opinion about environmental issues remains confused and... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>4/1/2000 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Canadian Government Debt 1999]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2555.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Governments in Canada spend approximately 20 percent of their total revenues servicing the public debt. The total stock of direct debt fell from $853 billion to $850 billion between 1996/1997 and 1997... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>11/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Crying Wolf?]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2556.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[This Critical Issues Bulletin evaluates the need for federal legislation to protect endangered species in Canada by asking fundamental questions that have been by-passed in the public debate. First,... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>11/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[The Case for School Choice]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2557.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Canadian Education in a Global Context 

The Canadian system of public education is inefficient and inadequate: 33 percent of Canadian high-school graduates are functionally illiterate; 27 percent of... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>9/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Measuring Poverty in Canada]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2558.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Since the publication of Poverty in Canada in 1992 there has been a renewed debate about the definition and measurement of poverty in this country. It is understandable that some of the discussion has... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>7/1/2001 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Surveying US and Canadian Welfare Reform]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2559.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[The provision of welfare and related services is a sensitive undertaking requiring a delicate balance between the compassionate delivery of services to those in need and the maintenance of fiscal... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>8/1/2001 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[September 2001 - No Apple for Education Policy]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2560.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Fraser Forum is a monthly review of public policy in Canada, with articles covering taxation, education, health care policy, and wide range of other topics. Forum writers are economists, Institute... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>9/1/2001 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[July 2001 - Celebrating Tax Freedom Day]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2561.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Fraser Forum is a monthly review of public policy in Canada, with articles covering taxation, education, health care policy, and wide range of other topics. Forum writers are economists, Institute... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>7/1/2001 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[September 2001 - Q & A]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2562.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[How many people contribute to RRSPs and RPPs?]]></description> 
<pubDate>9/1/2001 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[June 2001 - Children's Issues]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2563.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Fraser Forum is a monthly review of public policy in Canada, with articles covering taxation, education, health care policy, and wide range of other topics. Forum writers are economists, Institute... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>6/1/2001 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Medical Savings Accounts]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2564.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Medical savings accounts (MSAs) are health accounts that are established in conjunction with high-deductible health insurance. They can be set up by individuals, employers, or by the government. The... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>5/1/1998 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Second Annual Report Card on Alberta's High Schools]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2565.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Prior to the preparation of the Second Annual Report Card on Alberta's High Schools (Report Card), we asked ourselves a single question: Why should we measure the performance of schools? 

First, we... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>5/1/2000 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[The Adequacy of Welfare Benefits in Canada]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2566.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Year after year, social-action groups report that the total benefits available to welfare recipients are not enough to get these people above the "poverty line": the implication is that recipients... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[20% Foreign Property Rule: Increasing Risk and Decreasing Returns on RRSPs and RPPs]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2567.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[The 1999 budget provided an opportunity for the federal government to create the conditions under which Canadians could improve their investment returns and, at the same time, reduce portfolio risk... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Environmental Indicators for North America and the United Kingdom, 1999]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2568.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Objectives of the study 

This document is designed to give the reader an overview of national environmental quality in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Mexico. While the indicators... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Bank Mergers: The Rational Consolidation of Banking in Canada]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2569.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Recent proposals to merge (1) the Royal Bank of Canada and the Bank of Montreal, and (2) the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and the Toronto Dominion Bank have sparked considerable debate in... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>9/1/1998 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Canadian Living Standards]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2570.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[One of the most well-worn phrases of social reformers and political pundits is that "the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.'" In recent times, this has been joined by the equally... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>7/1/1998 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[The Costs of Crime: Who Pays and How Much?]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2571.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Costs of Crime: Who Pays and How Much? is a revision of The Crime Bill: Who Pays and How Much? (Brantingham and Easton 1996) that expands and brings up to date the statistics presented in the... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>6/1/1998 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Environmental Indicators for Canada and the United States (1998)]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2572.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Objectives of the study 

This document is designed to give the reader an overview of national environmental quality in Canada and the United States. While the indicators include many local or regional... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>4/1/1998 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Canadian Government Debt 1998]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2573.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Governments in Canada spend approximately 21 percent of their total revenues servicing the public debt. Finance Minister Paul Martin's recent announcement on February 24, 1998 of a balanced budget... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>9/1/1998 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[The Government of British Columbia, 1991-1998]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2574.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[The central conclusion of the report is that (as of 1998) BC&#8217;s current economic crisis is a result of policies implemented by the provincial government since 1991. The evidence shows, in spite... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>10/1/1998 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[The Harris Government: A Mid-Term Review]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2575.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[In The Harris Government: A Mid-term Review, authors Marc Law, Howard Markowitz, and Fazil Mihlar argue that the overall performance of the Harris government has been "satisfactory", and award the... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>10/1/1997 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[&#201;valuation de la performance du gouvernement du Parti qu&#233;b&#233;cois 1994-1998]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2576.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Cette recherche a pour but d&#8217;&#233;valuer la performance du gouvernement du Parti qu&#233;b&#233;cois pour la p&#233;riode de 1994 &#224; 1998. Elle s&#8217;ins&#232;re dans le prolongement des... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>10/1/1998 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Global Warming: A Guide to the Science]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2577.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[A review of the scientifi c literature concerning the environmental consequences of increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, the most prominent greenhouse gas contributed by human activities,... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>11/1/2001 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Report Card on British Columbia's Secondary Schools: 2001 Edition]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2578.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Report Card on British Columbia&#8217;s Secondary Schools collects a variety of relevant, objective indicators of school performance into one easily accessible public document so that all... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Report Card on Ontario's Secondary Schools: 2001 Edition]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2579.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Parents want better schools. Students want better schools. Teachers, counsellors, principals, superintendents, members of local school boards, and officials in the Ministry of Education want better... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>4/1/2001 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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<title><![CDATA[Report Card on Alberta's High Schools: 2001 Edition]]></title>
<link> http://fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/2580.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Parents want better schools. Students want better schools. Teachers, counsellors, principals, superintendents, members of local school boards, and officials from Alberta Learning want better schools.... ]]></description> 
<pubDate>5/1/2001 12:00:00 AM</pubDate> 
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