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1. Renewed Controversy Over the Nobel for Economics

   The Nobel is viewed as endorsing a paper that has serious design flaws and contradicts the vast majority of research showing higher minimum wages lead to job losses. ...

2. Fiscal Explosion: Federal Spending on Indigenous Programs, 2015–2022

   Previous studies published by Fraser Institute have documented the remarkable long-term rise in federal spending on Indigenous programs since the end of World War II. Since the election of the Liberal government headed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in ...

3. Canadian Student Review: Fall 2021

   In this issue: 1st Place Essay: High School Category The Ideas of Joseph Schumpeter: Exploring the Concept of Creative Destruction 1st Place Essay: Undergraduate Category Exploring Schumpeter’s Concept of Creative Destruction: No Pain, No Gain 1st Place ...

4. Where is the Line?: minimum wage and poverty rates in Canada

   Former chief economic analyst for Statistics Canada and senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, Philip Cross, joins me this week to discuss the relationship between minimum wage and poverty rates, and the state of markets in Canada. We even discuss the ...

5. New COVID spending may do more harm than good

   Several businesses, particularly in the service industry, are struggling to find workers. ...

6. Rising oil prices won’t solve Canada’s oil and gas problems

   Investors will invest in energy projects where expected risk-adjusted returns are highest. ...

7. Canadian Climate Policy and Its Implications for Electricity Grids

   Along with many western developed countries, Canada has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40–45 percent by 2030 from 2005 emissions levels, and to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050. This is a huge challenge that, when considered on a ...

8. Human Resources Manager

   The Fraser Institute has a full-time opening for an HR Manager in our Vancouver office. ...

9. Bad government policies create energy crisis

   In Canada, gasoline prices have increased by 33 per cent. ...

10. Teacher unions make solid case for school choice

    In Ontario, monopolistic policies prevent families from using their tax dollars to support private education. ...