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1. As developed countries age, the percentage of the population inclined to innovate falls

   As part of the blog series summarizing the Fraser Institute’s recent Demographics and Entrepreneurship essays, this post examines the decline of small business entry rates across a number of industrialized countries. The graph above ...

2. 2016 census—Canadians are living and working longer

   Statistics Canada recently released the latest data from the 2016 census. One of the biggest takeaways: seniors are working later in their lives and living longer than ever. Indeed, in 2015, the labour market participation among seniors ...

3. Canada must prepare for our aging population

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, November 26, 2017 Canada, like all industrialized countries, is experiencing an aging population. Unlike most industrialized countries, however, Canada is doing almost nothing to prepare for the implications of an older ...

4. The Age of Eligibility for Public Retirement Programs in the OECD

   All industrialized countries, particularly those in the OECD and including Canada, are experiencing an aging of their populations. Of the 22 high-income OECD countries apart from Canada, 18 of them (over 80 percent) (Australia, Austria, Belgium, ...

5. Most independent schools in B.C. don't cater to 'elites'

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, March 30, 2017 As the provincial election nears, given the importance of K-12 education, one hopes it will be a front and centre issue when British Columbians decide who should govern the province for the next four years. ...

6. Comparing the Family Income of Students in British Columbia's Independent and Public Schools

   On average, families with children in independent schools earned $88,367 in income (after taxes) compared to $77,396, on average, for families with children in public schools, which represents a gap of 14.2 percent. If the families with children ...