In January 2004, Children First: School Choice Trust conducted a survey of the program's tuition assistance grant recipient families. The parents who responded to the survey reported on several topics; income, ethnicity, academic quality of school, student improvement, student happiness, criteria for choosing a school, financial need.

Ontario spends almost $32 billion on public sector health programs, up 60 percent in nominal terms over the past decade. And this amount, equal to 6.4 percent of the provincial economy, is set to rise even further under the McGuinty government's four-year plan. Health spending has been and remains the pre-eminent fiscal issue for the provincial government.

Measuring the Flexibility of Labour Relations Laws in Canada and the United States evaluates the extent to which the rules established by labour relations legislation bring flexibility to the labour market while balancing the needs of both employers and employees. Balanced labour laws are crucial in providing an environment that encourages productive economic activity.