Who was Barbara Mitchell?

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The issue of net neutrality is emerging as a prominent focus of debate in the ongoing evolution of Canadian broadcast and telecommunications regulatory policy. Specifically, there has been increasing concern on the part of some observers that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are impeding access to specific web sites or curtailing specific types of usage. Many believe strongly that the Internet should be universally available for all possible uses and that access to content and applications should not be interfered with, particularly by service providers. Related to this belief is a view that censoring or controlling the flow of information carried on the Internet will discourage innovation and productivity growth in the economy and, perhaps of greater importance to some, threaten freedom of speech and expression, thereby undermining the competitive process.

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In June 2007, the Fraser Institute held a conference in Toronto, Ontario, titled, Immigration Policy, Border Controls, and the Terrorist Threat in Canada and the United States. The chapters in this volume, which arose from this conference, raise fundamental questions about weaknesses in Canada's current immigration policies and procedures.

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The net direct debt of all three levels of government in Canada fell from $800.4 billion to $791.2 billion between 2000/01 and 2004/05. This is a small drop compared to the growth since 1990/91 when net debt was $533 billion. There are several reasons that even a small reduction in debt is good news.

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Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia and Yukon: 2008 Edition. 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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In What is Poverty? Providing Clarity for Canada Sarlo finds that poverty, whether measured by income or consumption, has remained in the four to six per cent range since 1996. Sarlo points out that most descriptions of poverty deal with 'relative poverty,' which is really an estimate of the proportion of Canadians who are less well off than average. This is a measure of inequality that tells nothing about the state of deprivation in Canada.

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The Report Card on British Columbia's Elementary Schools: 2008 Edition 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 choose a school for their children and encourages and assists all those seeking to improve their schools.

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The average Canadian family pays more in taxes than it spends on food, shelter, and clothing. Have you ever wondered how much tax you pay? How many layers of tax are hidden in the purchases you make every day? Are taxes taking an ever-increasing share of the nation's total income? How much does government really cost you? You will find the answers to these and other important questions about taxes and the Canadian consumer inside Tax Facts 15 .

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