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  1. The Essential David Hume

    The Essential David Hume includes a new book, accompanying website and animated videos, which spotlight 18th century philosopher David Hume, a key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment and one of the earliest and most unapologetic defenders of commercial ...

  2. Federal and Provincial Debt-Interest Costs for Canadians

    In recent years, deficit spending and growing government debt have become a trend for many Canadian governments. Like households, governments are required to pay interest on their debt. In aggregate, the provinces and federal government are ...

  3. The Quarterly- Spring 2021

    Published four times a year for Fraser Institute supporters, The Quarterly offers a roundup of critical research studies and commentaries written by Fraser Institute experts. The Quarterly- Spring 2021 ...

  4. Annual Survey of Mining Companies, 2020

    This report presents the results of the Fraser Institute’s 2020 annual survey of mining and exploration companies. The survey is an attempt to assess how mineral endowments and public policy factors such as taxation and regulatory uncertainty affect ...

  5. The Outlook for Growth in British Columbia’s Private Sector

    British Columbia’s economy over the period from 2010 to 2019 enjoyed faster real economic growth than other Canadian provinces, on average. The primary source of British Columbia’s economic performance was an exceptionally strong residential housing ...

  6. Atlantic Canada's Precarious Public Finances

    Canada’s four Atlantic provinces—Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland & Labrador—face long-term threats to fiscal sustainability. COVID-19 and the resulting economic downturn has only added to these challenges. Further, ...

  7. Comparing Economic Performance in Five Pre-Recession Periods

    This study contrasts the economic performance in the last five pre-recession periods: 1986–1989 (Mulroney), 1997–2000 (Chrétien), 2005–2008 (Martin-Harper), 2011–2014 (Harper), and 2016–2019 (Trudeau). It includes multiple measures for income, labour, and ...

  8. Lessons for Fiscal Reform from the Klein Era

    Alberta is facing serious fiscal challenges, including a historic deficit and rapid debt accumulation that extend beyond the COVID shock. This is not the first time Alberta’s finances have been in trouble. Today’s situation has parallels to the ...

  9. Achieving the Four-Day Work Week: Part 4 Essays

    The structure and rates of taxation are important in any discussion of productivity in Canada because the various types of taxes, as well as tax rates, affect economic behavior in different ways. Three prominent types of taxes in Canada are business taxes ...

  10. The Growing Debt Burden for Canadians: 2021 Edition

    Budget deficits and increasing debt have become serious fiscal challenges facing the federal and many provincial governments recently. Since 2007/08, combined federal and provincial net debt (inflation-adjusted) has doubled from $1.0 trillion to a ...