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1. Surveying US and Canadian Welfare Reform

   The provision of welfare and related services is a sensitive undertaking requiring a delicate balance between the compassionate delivery of services to those in need and the maintenance of fiscal prudence. Both Canada and the United States reformed ...

2. Reducing BC's Business Taxes: The Next Step Towards Economic Recovery

     The announcement means that by January 1 of 2002, BC will have the lowest personal income tax rates for low-income households and the second lowest top marginal tax rate in the country. Last week's announcement will yield positive returns for the ...

3. The Bizarre World of BC Politics

     Last week the newly elected Premier of British Columbia made two dramatic announcements. One regarding the selection of cabinet and the second regarding major reductions in personal income taxes. The divergence in the nature of the two announcements ...

4. Flat Tax: Principles and Issues

   The issue of tax cuts has overwhelmed the equally important issue of tax reform in the national debate. This study outlines many of the issues raised during the recent federal election and provides information on tax reform in order to provide a ...

5. Returning BC to Prosperity

     Historically, British Columbia has enjoyed a high level of prosperity expressed in high incomes, low unemployment, strong investment, and a wealth of opportunities. In a brief decade, the provincial economy has been transformed from a strong, vibrant ...

6. Returning BC to Prosperity

   Over the last decade, British Columbia's economic performance stands in sharp contrast to its historical performance. Given the province's natural resources, access to foreign markets, educated workforce, and traditional level of economic ...

7. Better Welfare Delivery Through Innovation

     Canada replaced the Canada Assistance Program (CAP) and the Established Program Finance (EPF) with the Canada Health and Social Transfer (CHST). It provides a single block grant to provinces, with less federal conditions attached, to support post ...

8. 1999 Private Charitable Generosity index

   The Private Charitable Generosity Index, hereafter referred to simply as the Generosity Index, attempts to quantify a rather ambiguous concept- personal generosity. The Generosity Index is based on three measures: percentage of donors to tax filers, ...

9. Fraser Forum- February 1998: Canada's Health Care System: Ideas for Reform

   In this issue: Don't Believe Everything the "Experts" Say About Health Care by David Gratzer Experts oppose the "user fee" approach to health care because they believe that fees deter people from obtaining necessary care. How to ...