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1. Unnecessary pain and suffering with a surprisingly large price tag

   Appeared in Hamilton Spectator and Huffington Post Many Canadians and commentators in other countries lauding Canada's government-dominated approach to health care refer to Canadian health care as "free." If healthcare actually was free, ...

2. The Price of Public Health Care Insurance: 2013 Edition

   Canadians often misunderstand the true cost of our public health care system. This occurs partly because Canadians do not incur direct expenses for their use of health care, and partly because Canadians cannot readily determine the value of their ...

3. 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 ...

4. The Unfunded Liability of Canada's Health Care System

   This Alert analyzes the unfunded liablility of Canada's health care system (Medicare). A program has an unfunded liability when it has a shortfall between the expected future stream of funding and future benefit obligations. https://www ...

5. Fraser Forum- November/December 2012: Solving traffic congestion the European way

   In this issue: The price of public health care insurance in 2012 by Nadeem Esmail and Milagros Palacios Canadian health care is often considered “free” but how much do Canadians actually pay for the care they receive? How the media covered Occupy Wall ...

6. The Price of Public Health Care Insurance: 2012 Edition

   Canadians often misunderstand the true cost of our public health care system. This occurs partly because Canadians do not incur direct expenses for their use of health care, and partly because Canadians cannot readily determine the value of their ...

7. 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 ...

8. 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 ...

9. 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 ...

10. 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 ...