This paper argues that the reason provincial governments have not improved academic achievement is that political control of schooling has significant, inherent deficiencies. Even with the best of intentions and highly qualified teachers and administrators, politically-run schooling invariably disappoints because it has unfortunate, but inevitable, unintended consequences.

The Fraser Institute's Hospital Report Card: Ontario 2006 is constructed to help patients choose the best hospital for their inpatient care by providing them with information on the performance of Ontario acute-care hospitals.

This Fraser Alert looks at three dimensions of Canada's physician shortage. It begins with a short review of the literature examining whether or not a greater supply of physicians provides benefits other than easier access to care. The next section considers how Canada's physician supply has evolved over time and what factors have helped determine that evolution. The final section closes with a consideration of what is ultimately driving the physician shortage in Canada and provides a sensible solution to the problem.