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  1. Understanding the significance of the Kinder Morgan decision to suspend the Trans Mountain pipeline

    The decision by Kinder Morgan to suspend all non-essential spending on its Trans Mountain pipeline despite regulatory approval is yet another sign of the significant problems in Canada’s energy sector and indeed our broader economy. Fraser Institute ...

  2. Towards a Better Understanding of Income Inequality in Canada

    In recent years, income inequality has become one of the most animating—and unfortunately most misunderstood—economic and social issues of our time. Sparked by the 2008-09 recession, the well-deserved backlash against corporate bailouts, the Occupy Wall ...

  3. Community capitalism flowering among some First Nations

    Appeared in the Globe and Mail, November 21, 2017 We hear lots of bad news about Indigenous people in Canada, but we should not overlook the success stories. One such piece of good news is that community capitalism is flowering among First Nations who are ...

  4. Bending the Curve: Recent Developments in Government Spending on First Nations

    How much money are governments spending on Indigenous peoples? How have these amounts been changing over time? How effective is the spending? This is the third in a series of Fraser Institute studies of these questions. This paper extends the previous ...

  5. Canada’s aging population will strain government coffers

    Appeared in Maclean's, October 31, 2017 Last week’s fall fiscal update signalled the federal government’s continued preference for running budget deficits, regardless of the state of the economy. The story is similar across Canada’s provinces where ...

  6. Canada’s Aging Population and Implications for Government Finances

    Despite broad public awareness that our society is aging, very little has been done by governments across the country to prepare for the marked aging that has already begun. This study examines the fiscal pressures, specifically the demand for greater ...

  7. Safety First: Intermodal Safety for Oil and Gas Transportation

    A contentious road lies ahead for the construction of three recently approved oil pipelines (Trans Mountain, Line 3, and Keystone XL). Given continued opposition to oil and gas infrastructure, we have examined the latest data on the safety of oil and gas ...

  8. Toronto has highest electricity bills among major Canadian cities

    Appeared in the Financial Post, July 20, 2017 Ontarians are all too familiar with the rising cost of electricity. They see it on their hydro bills every month. But what’s often been lacking in the public and policy debates, however, are the specifics of ...

  9. Evaluating Electricity Price Growth in Ontario

    Electricity is an essential part of our modern lives. It powers our economy, generating the economic activity that underpins our high living standards. It also allows Canadians to enjoy the comforts of modern life, from warm homes and warm meals to ...

  10. Small Green Party may wield big power in B.C.

    Appeared in the Winnipeg Sun, July 11, 2017 As some of the dust settles in Victoria, the alliance between Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver (pictured above left) and John Horgan (right), premier-designate and NDP Leader, remains central for the new ...