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This publication was written to inform Canadians about the theories and insights of Public Choice Theory, to document government failure from the reports of the Auditor General, to calculate a reasonable estimate of the costs of government failure, and to summarily describe the mechanisms available to reduce government failure.

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The evaluation protocol for the Donner Awards is detailed in the annual Non-Profit Performance Report, which is published and distributed each year by the Fraser Institute.

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The Fraser Institute's seventeenth annual waiting list survey found that Canada-wide waiting times for surgical and other therapeutic treatments increased slightly in 2007. Total waiting time between referral from a general practitioner and treatment, averaged across all 12 specialties and 10 provinces surveyed, increased from 17.8 weeks in 2006 to 18.3 weeks in 2007.

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The federal spending power refers the alleged power of Parliament to make payments to people, institutions or governments for purposes on which it does not necessarily have power to legislate. This publication examines the case for and against the federal spending power, evaluating its legality in the context of Canada's founding debates, constitutional text, and binding judicial precedents.

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This second edition builds on the original with new research and data. The paper considers the educational phenomenon of home schooling in Canada and the United States, its regulation, history, growth, and the characteristics of practitioners before reviewing the findings on the academic and social effects of home schooling.

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The Greater Vancouver Regional District (recently renamed Metro Vancouver) published its Livable Region Strategic Plan in 1996 with the goal of maintaining the livability of the Vancouver metropolitan area. A decade later, it is clear that the plan contains serious flaws that are actually making the region less livable each year.

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Fraser Institute submission to the Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences (Bouchard-Taylor Commission).