This is the Fraser Institute's second annual report on the amount of time patients must wait to access new medicines in Canada. The purpose of this report is: (1) to draw attention to the impact that Canadian public policies and institutions have on lengthening the time it takes for patients to access newly invented, patented prescription drugs; (2) to compare consumer access to new drugs under government drug insurance programs with access under private sector drug insurance in Canada; and (3) to offer alternative policy options that could improve access to new drugs in Canada.

The Security and Prosperity (SPP) launched in 2005 by the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Global warming, climate change, and greenhouse gas emissions have received extensive media coverage in the past few years. Governments and the public are grappling with calls to do something. Some world leaders and prominent writers even say the future of humanity is at stake. People everywhere are trying to learn what the issues are all about. this publication takes on the challenge of summarizing this complex and evolving subject matter into one publication.

Understanding Climate Change aims to provide a comprehensive but easily readable summary of the current state of climate change science. It provides an overview of the many knowns and unknowns that pertain to climate change.