The Quarterly

Published four times a year for Fraser Institute supporters, The Quarterly offers a roundup of critical research studies and commentaries written by Fraser Institute experts.

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Recent Commentary

Business investment key to addressing Canada’s productivity crisis

Tegan Hill

Appeared in the Hill Times, April 17, 2024

Canada’s GDP per hour worked—a key measure of productivity growth—is among the lowest in the OECD.

Federal government remains intransigent on emissions cap despite dire warnings of harm

Kenneth P. Green

Appeared in the Calgary Sun, April 17, 2024

Any emissions reduction from the cap would likely have no detectable impact on the climate.

Federal budget fails to ‘break the glass’ on Canada’s economic growth crisis

Grady Munro, Jake Fuss

Appeared in the Toronto Sun, April 16, 2024

Per-person GDP, a common indicator of living standards, now sits below where it was at the end of 2014.

Federal government sticks to its soft fiscal targets—but this is no cause for celebration

Grady Munro, Jake Fuss

Appeared in the Western Standard, April 16, 2024

According to the budget, deficits over five years will add more than $153 billion in additional federal debt.

Federal budget’s scale of spending and debt reveal a government lacking self-control

Jake Fuss, Grady Munro

In 2024/25, federal program spending will reach a projected $483.6 billion—up $16.1 billion from the previous budget’s estimates.

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