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In a recent update to a previous study, Himmelstein et al (2009) concluded that in 2007, uninsured medical expenses or loss of income due to illness caused nearly two-thirds (62.1 percent) of all non-business bankruptcies in the United States. The authors blame this on America's pluralistic health insurance system. The authors are well-known proponents of Canada's government-run medical insurance system.

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This report presents the results of the Fraser Institute's 3rd annual survey of petroleum industry executives and managers regarding barriers to investment in oil and gas exploration and production in various jurisdictions around the world. The survey responses have been tallied to rank provinces, states, and countries by the severity of investment barriers such as high tax rates, costly regulatory schemes, and security threats, among other factors.

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The Fraser Institute's Hospital Report Card Alberta 2009 is constructed to help patients choose the best hospital for their inpatient care by providing them with information on the performance of acute-care hospitals in Alberta.

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Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia and Yukon. The Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia and Yukon collects a variety of relevant, objective indicators of school performance into one easily accessible, public document.

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This publication offers a completely new contribution to Canadian-American studies. We evaluate how members of Canada's Parliament approach the Canadian-American relationship. Specifically, we measure Parliament's inclination towards seeking cooperative or non-cooperative solutions to Canadian-American issues and problems. Our focus is on the post-9/11 era.

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The Report Card on Alberta's High Schools 2009 collects a variety of relevant, objective indicators of school performance into one, easily accessible public 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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On Tax Freedom Day, the average Canadian family has earned enough money to pay the taxes imposed on it by the three levels of government: federal, provincial, and local.