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1. Fraser Forum- May/June 2013: Value for money in health care: Varying performances across Canada

   In this issue: Balanced budget in BC comes with short- and long-term pain by Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis, and Milagros Palacios BC Liberals have put an emphasis on balancing the budget over the next year. BC’s Prosperity Fund: A good idea if designed ...

2. Time to reform the Canada Health Act

   Appeared in the National Post With rumoured spending cuts in the upcoming federal budget, look for the Conservatives to play up one area of spending they’ve committed to increasing: health care transfers to the provinces. Last December, Finance Minister ...

3. Canadian Federal Health Transfers to the Provinces, 2012 edition

   Canada?s federal government sends cash transfers to the provinces to help pay for health care. Under the current arrangement regarding cash transfers, the federal government has committed to increasing its cash transfers for health care by 6 percent ...

4. Nothing conservative about this budget

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald As Albertans ponder Premier Alison Redford’s first budget, they would be wise to ignore Finance Minister Ron Liepert’s assurance that Albertans can “[take] comfort in our fiscal situation.” A closer look at the budget ...

5. Fraser Forum- March/April 2011: Prognosis: Fewer Canadian Physicians

   In this issue: NATO begins building a transatlantic missile defence by Alan W. Dowd Advances in technology and proliferation of longrange missiles have made missile defence not just a theoretical possibility, but an essential piece of the West’s security ...

6. Fraser Forum- February 2010: The Rising Cost of Canadian Health Care

   In this issue: How to beat Africa’s health crisis by Philip Stevens The current state-centric model of delivering health care in Africa is not working. It’s time to examine other options. Key Concepts: Creative destruction by Nick Schulz Capitalism is ...

7. Fraser Forum- April 2009: Canada-US Relations

   In this issue: Up Front: Gangs, drugs, and the economy At a recent Behind the Spin event in Calgary, Dr. Stephen Easton, Senior Fellow of the Fraser Institute, discussed the true costs of crime. A blueprint for continued prosperity by Charles Lammam and ...

8. Stelmach should cut spending, focus on Alberta Advantage

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald Albertans worried about whether their government understands the dire situation facing the province will be disheartened by Tuesday’s Speech from the Throne. While the speech trumpeted that “prudent fiscal management has ...

9. Fraser Forum- November 2008: Water Rights in Quebec

   In this issue: Up Front: Ezra Levant speaks freely The former Western Standard publisher discusses his battle with the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal which ended 900 days after it began. Why are Quebec’s students failing? by Peter Cowley The exam failure ...

10. Adding HOV lanes the wrong solution for Calgary

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald According to recent news reports, the City of Calgary is considering more High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes to ease traffic congestion on the city’s crowded streets. This would be a mistake and the city would be well ...