Who was Barbara Mitchell?

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This study estimates and compares the average cost of personal passenger automobile insurance premiums in each of the 10 Canadian provinces for the year 2007. Other studies have examined the price of auto insurance by selectively comparing individual cases across provinces (CAC, 2003). It is often mistakenly believed that such comparisons reflect actual average premiums in each province. This error can lead to false conclusions regarding the relative cost of auto insurance.

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The government of Quebec is proposing to abolish all private property rights to water and to empower regulators to dictate who may use water, how much they may use, and how they may use it. Proponents claim that such measures are necessary to protect the natural resources of the province. But such overzealous regulation offers no guarantee that water will be apportioned wisely. Instead, it promises to politicize every aspect of water use, dissuade industrial investment, and deprive citizens of basic rights.

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Medical technologies are an important component of medical care and can provide significant benefits to patients. Medical technologies can advance the identification and treatment of disease, provide more comfortable treatment regimes and reduce pain, offer new treatment options where none previously existed, and provide a safer environment for both patients and providers.

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The aim of this publication is to identify Canadian interests at stake in future American choices and what the main proposals by the new president will mean for Canada. The purpose is to inform the Canadian public about what strategies in dealing with the new administration and Congress will maximize Canadian prosperity and security.

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Economic freedom is based on the cornerstones of personal choice, voluntary exchange, freedom to compete, and security of private property. Research shows that individuals living in countries with high levels of economic freedom enjoy higher levels of prosperity.

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In 2003 we added psychiatry to the annual measurement of waiting lists reported in Waiting Your Turn , thus creating the first national, comprehensive, and comparable measurement of waiting times for mental health services available in Canada.

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The primary purpose of a transportation system is to provide the accessibility through which individuals and businesses can exercise mobility. That is, transportation systems provide the accessibility by which people get to jobs and recreation, trade in goods and services, interact with other regions, and develop land. A region's transportation system is a critical factor in its economic viability. The extent, use, cost, and impacts of transportation systems are often considered key factors of production in facilitating growth and economic health. In short, transportation systems provide a key base on which the economy of a nation rests.

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