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The Report Card on Ontario's Elementary Schools 2009 collects a variety of relevant, objective indicators of school performance into one, accessible document so that anyone can analyze and compare the performance of individual schools. The Report Card assists parents when they choose a school for their children and encourages and assists all those seeking to improve their schools.

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Since 1997, The Fraser Institute has conducted an annual survey of metal mining and exploration companies to assess how mineral endowments and public policy factors such as taxation and regulation affect exploration investment. Survey results represent the opinions of executives and exploration managers in mining and mining consulting companies operating around the world. The survey now includes data on 71 jurisdictions around the world, on every continent except Antarctica, including sub-national jurisdictions in Canada, Australia, and the United States. This year, Guatemala, Norway, and Kyrgyzstan were added to the survey.

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As a major trade-dependent nation, Canada has pursued a policy of economic engagement with China, especially since the latter's dramatic growth over the last several decades. While a number of media articles point to Canada's growing economic interest in China, there is at present little information on the nature of the economic relationship between the two countries. The lack of such information is troubling since sound public policy rests on policy makers and citizens having solid information as a foundation for informed decisions.

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Saskatchewan possesses an opportunity to build on its recent economic prosperity to develop a foundation for unprecedented prosperity and wealth creation in the province that would extend for years, if not decades.

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Empirical research in academic journals is often cited as the basis for public policy decisions, in part because people think that the journals have checked the accuracy of the research.

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On April 28, 2006, the premiers of British Columbia and Alberta signed the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (British Columbia, Ministry of Economic Development, 2006f) with the objective of creating a seamless economic region between the two provinces.

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At first glance, Quebec's agricultural sector appears to be stable. However, this apparent stability belies a number of ill-conceived public policies that threaten to destabilize agricultural economics in the province. This report examines these policy issues and recommends reforms necessary to ensure the viability of Quebec's agriculture. Most importantly, the province needs to replace the supply management system and scores of farm subsidies in favor of an open and competitive market.