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1. The decline in economic freedom in Peru

   Appeared in El Comercio, September 21, 2019 The latest results of the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World report, show that since 2009-2010, Peru’s economic freedom has experienced a decline, although the global average increased. But what is ...

2. How the Ford government can promote economic freedom in Ontario

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, September 18, 2019 Recently, the Fraser Institute published its annual Economic Freedom of the World report. The study measures the extent that policies in countries around the world support economic freedom. Economic freedom ...

3. Hong Kong fights for rule of law—and more

   Appeared in the Svensk Tidskrift, September 13, 2019 Last week, Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam announced that her government will withdraw the bill that would undermine the rule of law by allowing extraditions to mainland China, which sparked three ...

4. Trudeau government should promote economic freedom for women worldwide

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail, September 7, 2019 The Trudeau government made gender equality, at home and abroad, a priority. The prime minister raised the issue at the recent G7 Summit in France, and according to reports, the issue will be central to ...

5. Economic Freedom of the World: 2019 Annual Report

   The index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries are supportive of economic freedom. The cornerstones of economic freedom are personal choice, voluntary exchange, freedom to enter ...

6. The EFNA Network: Telling the Story

   The Fraser Institute convened its fifth annual EFNA Network conference, “Communicating Economic Freedom to the Public, Press and Policymakers.” ...

7. The tide of global freedom is receding—but there’s hope

   Appeared in the National Newswatch, January 25, 2019 Is the world losing its taste for freedom as we move further into 2019? Two recent reports confirm the perception that freedom is under attack globally. The Human Freedom Index, a joint project of ...

8. China sets debt traps, threatens militarily

   China has already blocked 15 million of its citizens from train and airline travel. ...

9. State of the EFNA Network

   This year, Florida captured the top spot from New Hampshire. ...

10. Economic freedom—it’s good for what ails you

    Earlier this year, one of the Fraser Institute’s flagship publications, the Economic Freedom of the World Index, found once again that economic freedom strongly correlates with “quality of life” improvements. For example: Countries in ...